8 (2008 film)

8

Directed by	Abderrahmane Sissako Gael García Bernal Mira Nair Gus Van Sant Jan Kounen Gaspar Noé Jane Campion Wim Wenders
Produced by	LDM Productions, Ace & Company
Music by	Mark Bradshaw, Mychael Danna, Jean-Jacques Hertz, Nicolas Jorelle, Nadine Kaiser, François Roy, Rob Simonsen, Mark Tschanz, Walter Werzowa
Editing by	Nadia Ben Rachid, Marc Boucrot, Anny Danche, Allyson C. Johnson, Heidi Kenessey, Gaspar Noé, Alex Rodríguez, Gus Van Sant
Release date(s)	October 23, 2008 (2008-10-23) (Rome Film Festival)
Country	France
Language	English French

8 is a series of eight short films centered on the eight Millennium Development Goals.

Topics

Eight directors had "carte blanche" to treat one of the eight topics:

Segment by Abderrahmane Sissako: Tiya's dream (Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger)
Segment by Gael García Bernal: The letter (Achieve universal primary education)
Segment by Mira Nair: How Can It Be? (Promote gender equality and empower women)
Segment by Gus Van Sant: Mansion on the Hill (Reduce child mortality rate)
Segment by Jan Kounen: The story of Panshin Beka (Improve maternal health)
Segment by Gaspar Noé: SIDA (Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases)
Segment by Jane Campion: The Water Diary (Ensure environmental sustainability)
Segment by Wim Wenders: Person to Person (Develop a global partnership for development)^[1]

References

^ "8 Official website". http://www.ldmproductions.fr/8/. Retrieved 25 November 2010.

External links

Films directed by Mira Nair

1980s	Salaam Bombay! (1988)

1990s	Mississippi Masala (1991) The Perez Family (1995) Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996)

2000s	Monsoon Wedding (2001) Hysterical Blindness (2002) Vanity Fair (2004) The Namesake (2006) Amelia (2009)

Films directed by Gus Van Sant

1980s	Mala Noche (1985) Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

1990s	My Own Private Idaho (1991) Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) To Die For (1995) Good Will Hunting (1997) Psycho (1998)

2000s	Finding Forrester (2000) Gerry (2002) Elephant (2003) Last Days (2005) Paranoid Park (2007) Milk (2008)

2010s	Restless (2011)

Films directed by Jan Kounen

Dobermann D'autres Mondes Blueberry Darshan - L'étreinte 99 francs The Story of Panshin Beka Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky

Films directed by Gaspar Noé

Full works	Carne I Stand Alone Irréversible Enter the Void

Segments	"We Fuck Alone" in Destricted "SIDA" in 8 "Ritual" in 7 Days in Havana

Films directed by Jane Campion

1980s	A Girl's Own Story (1984) Two Friends (1986) Sweetie (1989)

1990s	An Angel at My Table (1990) The Piano (1993) The Portrait of a Lady (1996) Holy Smoke! (1999)

2000s	In the Cut (2003) Bright Star (2009)

Short films	The Lady Bug (2007) The Water Diary (2008)

Films directed by Wim Wenders

1970s	Summer in the City (1970) The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty (1972) The Scarlet Letter (1973) Alice in the Cities (1974) The Wrong Move (1975) Kings of the Road (1976) The American Friend (1977)

1980s	Lightning Over Water (1980) Room 666 (1982) Hammett (1982) The State of Things (1982) Paris, Texas (1984) Tokyo-Ga (1985) Wings of Desire (1987) Notebook on Cities and Clothes (1989)

1990s	Until the End of the World (1991) Faraway, So Close! (1993) Lisbon Story (1994) Beyond the Clouds (1995) A Trick of Light (1995) The End of Violence (1997) Buena Vista Social Club (1999)

2000s	The Million Dollar Hotel (2000) Ten Minutes Older (2002) The Soul of a Man (2003) Land of Plenty (2004) Don't Come Knocking (2005) Palermo Shooting (2008)

2010s	Pina (2011)