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Earth: One Amazing Day

Name: Earth: One Amazing Day
Director: Peter Webber, Lixin Fan, Richard Dale
Released: 2017
Duration: 93 min

Representation Score

5.6/10

Fair

2017

Director

Peter Webber, Lixin Fan, Richard Dale

Runtime

93 minutes

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Earth: One Amazing Day succeeds in de-centering the human experience by focusing on geological and biological processes. By tracking the sun across global ecosystems, the film avoids the human-centric hierarchies common in traditional media. Without human characters, the film cannot provide detailed assessments of LGBTQ+ or disability identities. However, its refusal to center Western social structures offers a unique form of representation. It replaces human-centric narratives with a study of global ecological interconnectedness. Ultimately, the documentary provides a broad, inclusive view of the planet's biological heritage, though it remains neutral on specific social identity metrics.

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Category Breakdown

Does Earth: One Amazing Day have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

Since the film lacks human characters, there is no depiction of sexual orientation or gender identity. It maintains a neutral stance without reinforcing assumptions about straight relationships.

How does Earth: One Amazing Day portray gender?

Fair

By eliminating human characters, the film avoids traditional gender hierarchies and clichés. Control over the story is given to various species and natural forces rather than human protagonists.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Earth: One Amazing Day?

Good

The film's global scope emphasizes a non-Western perspective by showcasing remote islands and high mountains. This visual approach disrupts the tendency to center Western environments.

How does Earth: One Amazing Day represent religion and culture?

Good

The documentary promotes a secular, naturalistic worldview focused on environmental interconnectedness. It prioritizes the power of nature over human-created religious institutions.

Does Earth: One Amazing Day include disability representation?

Minimal

As the film does not feature human characters, there is no data to assess the representation of physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Present on Screen

The global scope provides a non-Western, inclusive view of the planet's diverse landscapes.
The narrative avoids reinforcing traditional gender hierarchies or human-centric social clichés.
The film promotes a post-human view that de-centers human exceptionalism.

Limited or Absent

The absence of human characters makes it impossible to assess representation for LGBTQ+ or disability identities.
The lack of human-driven narratives results in neutral scores for gender and sexual orientation.

Official Synopsis

An astonishing journey revealing the awesome power of the natural world. Over the course of one single day, we track the sun from the highest mountains to the remotest islands to exotic jungles.

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