Unity (film)
Unity is a 2015 documentary film written, directed and produced by Shaun Monson, and the sequel to the 2005 film Earthlings. The film is narrated by one hundred actors, artists, athletes, authors, businessmen, entertainers, filmmakers, military personnel and musicians.[1] The film was released worldwide on August 12, 2015.[1][6]
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Directed by | Shaun Monson |
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Written by | Shaun Monson |
Narrated by | Various |
Music by | Yuko Sonoda[2] |
Edited by | Shaun Monson |
Production company | Nation Earth[3] |
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Running time | 99 minutes[5] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Premise
Unity is a documentary that explores humanity's transformation, presented in five chapters: "Cosmic", "Mind", "Body", "Heart" and "Soul".[6]
Narrators
- Casey Affleck
- Dianna Agron
- Malin Åkerman
- Rick Allen
- Pamela Anderson
- Jennifer Aniston
- Michael Beckwith
- Kristen Bell
- Eve Best
- Fan Bingbing
- Brandon Boyd
- Ellen Burstyn
- Rose Byrne
- Jesse Carmichael
- Jessica Chastain
- Deepak Chopra
- Gregory Colbert
- Common
- David Copperfield
- Marion Cotillard
- Portia de Rossi
- Ellen DeGeneres
- John Paul DeJoria
- David DeLuise
- Emily Deschanel
- Phil Donahue
- Dr. Dre
- Minnie Driver
- Alison Eastwood
- Joel Edgerton
- Claire Forlani
- Arian Foster
- Jorja Fox
- Kathy Freston
- Michael Gambon
- Balthazar Getty
- Jeff Goldblum
- Selena Gomez
- Caroline Goodall
- Maggie Grace
- Adrian Grenier
- Marcia Gay Harden
- Beth Hart
- Rutger Hauer
- Tony Hawk
- Lena Headey
- Mariel Hemingway
- Tom Hiddleston
- Missy Higgins
- Anjelica Huston
- Famke Janssen
- January Jones
- Tony Kanal
- Ben Kingsley
- David LaChapelle
- Cloris Leachman
- Adam Levine
- Isabel Lucas
- Damien Mander
- Arlene Martel
- Tim McIlrath
- Leighton Meester
- Helen Mirren
- Moby
- Matthew Modine
- Carrie-Anne Moss
- Jason Mraz
- Olivia Munn
- Edward James Olmos
- Ryan O'Neal
- Julia Ormond
- Aaron Paul
- Joe Perry
- Joaquin Phoenix
- Freida Pinto
- Maggie Q
- Matthieu Ricard
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Geoffrey Rush
- Zoe Saldana
- Susan Sarandon
- Liev Schreiber
- Nestor Serrano
- Amanda Seyfried
- Martin Sheen
- Russell Simmons
- Sam Simon
- Amy Smart
- Kevin Spacey
- Hailee Steinfeld
- Mark Strong
- Catherine Tate
- Larenz Tate
- Jennifer Tilly
- Shaun Toub
- Paul Watson
- Ben Whishaw
- Persia White
- Kristen Wiig
- Olivia Wilde
- Marianne Williamson
- Anton Yelchin
Production
On June 26, 2013, Shaun Monson started a Kickstarter campaign to complete and market the film, with the goal of reaching "a minimum of $800,000 to complete post-production and release the film within a year", but the fundraising was unsuccessful.[8] After Monson's first installment, Earthlings (2005), he spent roughly seven years developing, writing and producing Unity.[4][6]
Release
The film is produced by Monson and Melissa Danis with Nation Earth and will be distributed by SpectiCast and Fathom Events.[1][3][4]
The film was also recorded as an audiobook read by Monson. The audiobook is an unabridged version of the Unity script and is about five hours long.[9]
References
- Dave McNary (April 22, 2015). "Documentary 'Unity' Set for Aug. 12 Release with 100 Star Narrators". Variety. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- "Film Unity". Yuko Sonoda Official Site. July 12, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- "Shaun Monson - Unity Interview". Vegan Publishers. July 23, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- "100 Celebrity Narrators, 7 Years In The Making ..."Unity" To Screen In Cinemas Worldwide Beginning August 12". PR Newswire. April 22, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- "UNITY (15)". British Board of Film Classification. June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- "About - Unity". Unity the Movement. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- "Cast - Unity". Unity the Movement. Archived from the original on December 9, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
- "UNITY THE MOVIE by Shaun Monson — Kickstarter". Kickstarter. June 26, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
- "New Audiobook 'Unity' explores Consciousness and Connection". Edge Magazine. July 1, 2009. Retrieved January 17, 2014.