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Life in a Day
Teagan right after her "Life in a Day" clip
When we first heard about the “Life in a Day” project (original blog we read), we were quite intrigued. Everyone from around the world was invited to submit videos, including home videos, of the life around them on Saturday, July 24, 2010. That’s a very large concept! With over 80,000 submissions and 4500 hours of footage, narrowing it down to a 90 minute movie is an amazing accomplishment. Yet, our little clip made it into the film!
July 24, 2010 was a fairly busy one for us, and we didn’t have a clue what we would film. Teagan had a dance performance with her dance team from Sahuarita Dance at a park. She got completely ready for her performance, including make-up and hair in a bun. She was ready, but the rest of the family wasn’t… Since we had 5 minutes to spare, she decided to do what she had been practicing for several months… She waited for everyone while hula hooping and solving the Rubik’s cube. 
It was a very typical thing to find her doing that summer (as is evidenced in our KGUN9 television interview about Radical Unschooling just eight days before)!
It was quick; it was only one take; it was great lighting, but the camera wasn’t very good… Even still, we sent it in. We weren’t sure what they were looking for, but it was “typical us”, and it only took a few minutes to upload and press “submit”…
Months went by and I received an e-mail telling us that our clip made it to the next round! We were thrilled. I had to sign contracts for both Teagan as the person in the film, and myself as the person who filmed the clip. More months went by… Just a week or two before the film’s debut, we received notification via e-mail saying that a portion of our clip was accepted into the film. We were thrilled.
We were asked not to reveal that our clip was accepted until the day of the premiere. This was hard, since we were so excited! We watched the movie online and were very happy with how it turned out. It truly was a glimpse into “Life in a Day” on Earth. Wow!
Teagan’s portion is at about 30 minutes into the film and lasts ~8-9 seconds. It’s right after a shot of an origami boat with a woman in the background and right before a boy pushing a wheelbarrow down an alley. They chose a portion of our film right near the beginning of our clip.
Here is what we submitted:
Miss the online premiere? Good news! This film will play in select theaters later this year. It is also coming out on DVD, with an additional 45 minutes of videos that were cut from the final movie. We can’t wait to see that additional footage. It’s sure to be moving.
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