Private Project

HERE WE ARE: Notes For Living on Planet Earth

Based on Oliver Jeffers best-selling picture book, and featuring the voices of Meryl Streep, Chris O'Dowd, Ruth Negga and Jacob Tremblay, "HERE WE ARE" weaves a beautiful tale of life and discovery. Set over one Earth Day, the story spans the globe from the perspective of the smallest insect to the overview effect of our place in the universe, as a young child has an unexpectedly magical encounter with planet Earth and gains a new perspective of our home. A lullaby to the planet, this is a witty and thought-provoking young person's introduction to the Earth, one that has something to tell us all.

  • PHILIP HUNT
    Director
    LOST AND FOUND, AH POOK IS HERE
  • PHILIP HUNT
    Writer
    LOST AND FOUND, AH POOK IS HERE
  • LUKE MATHENY
    Writer
  • SUE GOFFE
    Producer
    LOST AND FOUND, HEY DUGGEE, A MORNING STROLL, JOJO IN THE STARS
  • ANGELA EDMONDS
    Producer
  • MERYL STREEP
    Key Cast
    "NARRATOR"
  • CHRIS O'DOWD
    Key Cast
    "AIDEN"
  • RUTH NEGGA
    Key Cast
    "NORA"
  • JACOB TREMBLAY
    Key Cast
    "FINN"
  • JUJU ZHANG
    Key Cast
    "SUMIKO"
  • EMMA LAU
    Key Cast
    "SUMIKO'S MUM"
  • VINCENT LAI
    Key Cast
    "SUMIKO'S DAD"
  • CRYSTAL CLAIRE SIMMONDS
    Key Cast
    "MUSEUM GUARD"
  • SUE GOFFE
    EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
  • PHILIP HUNT
    EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
  • OLIVER JEFFERS
    EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
  • DOUGLAS CARRIGAN
    VOICE DIRECTOR
  • ADRIAN RHODES
    SOUND DESIGN
  • NIC GILL
    EDITOR
  • MANDDY WYCKENS
    ART DIRECTOR
  • JOE DENNIS
    PRODUCTION DESIGNERS
  • DERMOT FLYNN
    PRODUCTION DESIGNERS
  • DOUG HINDSON
    PRODUCTION DESIGNERS
  • OLIVER JEFFERS
    PRODUCTION DESIGNERS
  • STEVE SMALL
    PRODUCTION DESIGNERS
  • MARIE TOULY
    PRODUCTION DESIGNERS
  • MANDDY WYCKENS
    PRODUCTION DESIGNERS
  • LAURENT ROSSI
    3D ANIMATION SUPERVISOR
  • LAUREN ADASSOVSKY
    3D ANIMATORS
  • ALINA BOPELE
    3D ANIMATORS
  • MARTHE DELAPORTE
    3D ANIMATORS
  • GUILLAUME GLACHANT
    3D ANIMATORS
  • AZIZ KOCANAOGULLARI
    3D ANIMATORS
  • ANNE MOTH
    3D ANIMATORS
  • NATASHA NINNI
    3D ANIMATORS
  • LAURENT ROSSI
    3D ANIMATORS
  • KAT SEALE
    3D ANIMATORS
  • MATTHEW STEPHENSON
    3D ANIMATORS
  • ANDREA SIMONTI
    3D ANIMATORS
  • LUCAS VIGROUX
    3D ANIMATORS
  • JAMES GAILLARD
    CG SUPERVISOR
  • ADAM O’SULLIVAN AVERY
    RIGGING SUPERVISOR
  • ADAM O’SULLIVAN AVERY
    RIGGING
  • ARTHUR RANSON
    RIGGING
  • MANON SAILLY
    RIGGING
  • JOSHUA CREW
    MODELLING, SHADERS AND TEXTURING
  • JEROME FERRA
    MODELLING, SHADERS AND TEXTURING
  • DANIEL GARNERONE
    MODELLING, SHADERS AND TEXTURING
  • JOACHIM LOESENER
    MODELLING, SHADERS AND TEXTURING
  • KRISTIAN FJELLERUP OLESEN
    MODELLING, SHADERS AND TEXTURING
  • ADAM O’SULLIVAN AVERY
    MODELLING, SHADERS AND TEXTURING
  • KIKI PELA
    MODELLING, SHADERS AND TEXTURING
  • JESSICA ROBINSON
    MODELLING, SHADERS AND TEXTURING
  • ELISE TEWEDROS
    MODELLING, SHADERS AND TEXTURING
  • AGATHE TREBOSC
    MODELLING, SHADERS AND TEXTURING
  • JONATHAN VUILLEMIN
    MODELLING, SHADERS AND TEXTURING
  • VINCENT HUSSET
    LIGHTING SUPERVISOR
  • WILL EAGER
    LIGHTING AND COMPOSITING
  • JEROME FERRA
    LIGHTING AND COMPOSITING
  • JAMES GAILLARD
    LIGHTING AND COMPOSITING
  • DANIEL GARNERONE
    LIGHTING AND COMPOSITING
  • VALERIE GUICHARD
    LIGHTING AND COMPOSITING
  • VINCENT HUSSET
    LIGHTING AND COMPOSITING
  • CHARA SOTTOU
    LIGHTING AND COMPOSITING
  • AGATHE TREBOSC
    LIGHTING AND COMPOSITING
  • CLARISSE VALEIX
    LIGHTING AND COMPOSITING
  • JONATHAN VUILLEMIN
    LIGHTING AND COMPOSITING
  • ROB CHAPMAN
    CG FX
  • DENIZ CINAR
    CG FX
  • MARCUS ARMITAGE
    2D ANIMATION SUPERVISOR
  • MARCUS ARMITAGE
    2D ANIMATION
  • MATTHEW ARMITAGE
    2D ANIMATION
  • MATTHIAS CUCINIELLO
    2D ANIMATION
  • PETER DODD
    2D ANIMATION
  • JUSTINE WALDIE
    2D ANIMATION
  • LUCAS VIGROUX
    PREVIS SUPERVISOR
  • LAUREN ADASSOVSKY
    PREVIS
  • GUILLAUME GLACHANT
    PREVIS
  • INES PAGNIEZ
    PREVIS
  • KAT SEALE
    PREVIS
  • ANDREA SIMONTI
    PREVIS
  • LUCAS VIGROUX
    PREVIS
  • MARCUS ARMITAGE
    STORYBOARD ARTIST
  • AUDE CARPENTIER
    STORYBOARD ARTIST
  • MARC CRASTE
    STORYBOARD ARTIST
  • ANDREA SIMONTI
    STORYBOARD ARTIST
  • STEVE SMALL
    STORYBOARD ARTIST
  • SHARON SMITH
    STORYBOARD ARTIST
  • JUSTINE WALDIE
    STORYBOARD ARTIST
  • BEVERLY YEANG
    PRODUCTION MANAGER
  • JESS BELL
    PRODCUCTION CO-ORDINATOR
  • ELLIE GOFFE
    PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
  • ALEX CAMPBELL
    PRODUCTION ACCOUNTANTS
  • JAMES HOWARTH
    PRODUCTION ACCOUNTANTS
  • MICHAEL RIDLEY
    LEGAL ADVISER
  • FABRICE ALTMAN
    TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
  • JEROEN HOOGHOUDT
    PIPELINE DEVELOPERS
  • CLAIRE PEGORIER
    PIPELINE DEVELOPERS
  • RnDeep MARTIN MINSEL
    PIPELINE DEVELOPERS
  • HENRY WEICKERT
    PIPELINE DEVELOPERS
  • ALEX SOMERS
    MUSIC
  • LONDON JUNGLE STUDIOS
    VOICE RECORDING
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Television, Web / New Media
  • Runtime:
    36 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 17, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    computer animation
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • APPLE TV
    Distributor
    Country: United States
    Rights: Pay Per View
Director Biography - PHILIP HUNT

PHILIP HUNT is a partner & creative director, at STUDIO AKA – an OSCAR-nominated and Multi-EMMY & BAFTA-winning animation studio based in London, known internationally for its innovative work across an eclectic range of projects.
Philips latest project, 'HERE WE ARE: Notes For Living On Planet Earth', is a half-hour animated adaptation of the No. 1 TIME Best Book of the Year by OLIVER JEFFERS. The film features the voices of MERYL STREEP, CHRIS O'DOWD, JACOB TREMBLAY and RUTH NEGGA, and is currently premiering on Apple TV+. Philips previous collaboration with Oliver Jeffers, the BAFTA (& 61 International Awards) winning children's film LOST AND FOUND – was adapted into a half-hour animated film from Jeffers' best- selling book, narrated by JIM BROADBENT and featuring a score by MAX RICHTER.
Philip's directing career spans a myriad of commissioned works, including projects
for BMW, KRADVAT, HERMAN MILLAR and the ONE.org (RED).org charities. His diverse body of work also includes the multi-award-winning short film AH POOK IS HERE - an interpretation of recordings by William S. Burroughs.
An Alumni of both CENTRAL ST. MARTINS ( BA Hons 1st class) & THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART (MA RCA), Philip is an advisory board member at the NFTS and the FMX & ITFS Festivals in Stuttgart. He is visiting tutor at the FILMAKADEMIE ANIMATION INSTITUTE in Stuttgart and a faculty member of the PICTOPLASMA ACADEMY in Berlin where he teaches idea & story development. Philip is also a regular speaker at countless festivals & design conferences, including PICTOPLASMA Berlin / STYLEFRAMES NYC / BROAD.CAT Barcelona / PLAYGROUNDS Tilburg / ONEDOTZERO London / OFFSET Dublin / FMX Stuttgart / THE STORY London / SEMI-PERMANENT Auckland … & many more.

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