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8 (2008)
100 min | Drama

8 (2008)

100 min | Drama

8 shorts centered around 8 themes directed by 8 famous film directors involved and sharing their opinion on progress, on the set-backs and the challenges our planet faces today.

Directors

Jane Campion (segments: The Water Diary) | Gael García Bernal (segments: The Letter) | Jan Kounen (segments: The story of Panshin Beka) | Mira Nair (segments: How can it be?) & 4 more

Writers

Régine Abadia (segments: The Story of Panshin Beka) | Jane Campion (segments: The Water Diary) | Erin Dignam (segments: Person to Person) | Gael García Bernal (segments: The Letter) & 6 more

Producers

Ami Boghani (segments: How Can It Be?) | Franck-Nicolas Chelle (segments: Tiya's Dream) | David Allen Cress (segments: Mansion on the Hill) (as David Cress) | Pablo Cruz (segments: The Letter) & 13 more

Composers

Mark Bradshaw (segments: The Water Diary) | Mychael Danna (segments: how can it be ?) | Jean-Jacques Hertz (segments: The Story of Panshin Beka) | Nicolas Jorelle & 5 more

Cinematographers

Greig Fraser (segments: The Water Diary) | Dominique Gentil (segments: Tiya's Dream) | Rain Li (segments: The Letter) (as Kathy Li) | Gaspar Noé (segments: SIDA) & 2 more

Editors

Nadia Ben Rachid (segments: Tiya's Dream) | Marc Boucrot (segments: SIDA) | Anny Danché (segments: The story of Panshin Beka) | Allyson C. Johnson (segments: How can it be?) (as Allyson Johnson) & 4 more

Casting Directors

Doug Mangskau | Cindy Tolan (segments: how can it be?)

Production Designers

Sebastian Soukup (segments: Person to Person) | Adam Stockhausen (segments: How Can it be?)

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Release date

Oct 2009 (United States)

Awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
59 cast members

Name	Known for
Nigist Anteneh Tiya (segment "Tiya's Dream") Tiya (segment "Tiya's Dream") See fewer	8 (2008)
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Ingvar Sigurdsson Father (segment "The Letter") (as Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson) Father (segment "The Letter") (as Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson) See fewer	Everest (2015)
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Dieudonne Ilboudo Man (segment "SIDA") Man (segment "SIDA") See fewer	SIDA (2006)
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Loydi Hucshva Haynas Panshin Beka (segment "The story of Panshin Beka") Panshin Beka (segment "The story of Panshin Beka") See fewer	8 (2008)
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Denis Rafael Barbaran Marito (segment "The story of Panshin Beka") Marito (segment "The story of Panshin Beka") See fewer	8 (2008)
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