How To Live On Earth
Benedict Cumberbatch seated on the Natural History Museum steps, key art from How to Live on Earth

How to Live on Earth

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How to Live on Earth, presented by Benedict Cumberbatch, explores the people, ideas and solutions helping to shape a thriving future for all life on Earth. The film will be free to stream globally on YouTube from 20 September. Help us spread the word — share the film, your favourite moments and what you take away from it.

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How to Live on Earth is now streaming for free on YouTube! 🌍 Presented by Benedict Cumberbatch, the film explores the ultimate hack for building a future in which nature thrives, and so do we. Full of surprise, ambition and hope, it's told through the stories of extraordinary people around the world. A must-see documentary about what's possible when we work with nature, not against it. Watch it now on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3mRsvFmWi0 #HowToLiveOnEarth @HowTo_LiveOnEarth

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Share a personal message

How to Live on Earth features people around the world who are already teaming up with nature to create positive change. Now we want to hear from you!

Record a personal video (30–90 seconds) sharing your own reflections on the film, to help spark new ideas and conversations inspired by the stories it presents.

  • Tell us what the film made you think about and the stories that stood out most.
  • Share what nature means to you and the ideas that give you hope for the future.
  • Introduce us to the people and solutions driving change in your community.

You can discover free nature footage to help tell your story at OpenPlanet.org.

Prompts for your message

“After watching How to Live on Earth, I started thinking about…”
“This one story in How to Live on Earth really surprised me…”
“Here's something happening in my community that gives me hope…”
“This is what a thriving future looks like to me…”

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How to Live on Earth is an Open Planet Studios production in association with Villars Institute Foundation and Silvania. Where possible, please do include the relevant handles and tags.

Open Planet Studios

Villars Institute

Silvania

Film messaging

How to Live on Earth is a hopeful, urgent feature documentary exploring how humanity can build a safe and thriving future by working with nature, not against it.

Synopsis

How to Live on Earth is a visionary feature documentary that explores our vital connection to nature and its role in our future. Presented by Benedict Cumberbatch, this ultimate “how-to video” features inspirational, cutting-edge stories and powerful cinematography from around the world to reveal how humans are learning to team up with nature to solve our biggest challenges.

Heart-warming, entertaining, energising, the film presents a hopeful vision of a future within reach — one in which nature thrives, and so do we.

Key messages

  1. We are part of nature, not apart from it. It is the foundation of our health and prosperity.
  2. The systems that underpin how we live on Earth today fundamentally do not value nature.
  3. By working with nature, not against it, we can build a safe and thriving future for all.
Dan O'Neill filming in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Mexico, for How to Live on Earth.Xiye Bastida filming in Times Square, New York City, for How to Live on Earth.Sam Kass filming in the Bahamas for How to Live on Earth.

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Any questions?

Get in touch at contact@howtoliveonearth.net. Hosting your own screening? See the screening resources.