EARTH JAM
Directed by Allan Dransfield
Japan, Bahrain, Germany, Turkey, Sri Lanka, India, Georgia, Myanmar, Thailand, Nepal · 2014 · 18 min 26 sec · Experimental
Submitted to RTV International Film Festival 2026Synopsis
A split-screen audiovisual collage blending street artists from around the globe into one global symphony of sound.
Credits
Directed by Allan Dransfield
About the film
EARTH JAM is part of the lifekllektiv series, a collection of films exploring the connections that unite us across the planet. Filmed over two years across countries and cultures, street musicians become part of a global, split-screen audiovisual collage. Streets, faces and rhythms from distant corners of the world flow into one another, blending individual performances into a shared symphony - a celebration of music as a universal language, and a reminder that beneath our differences, we are all part of the same human rhythm.
Director(s)
Allan Dransfield (b. 1981, Yorkshire, UK) is a photographer, designer and visual artist based in Łódź, Poland. Working across Europe and China for over a decade with brands such as Fiat, Volvo and Renault Trucks, his background in automotive design runs alongside a broader exploration of what connects life around the planet. Collecting fragments of the world—images, sounds, objects and responses—he reworks them into new narratives, revealing patterns in everyday life, celebrating the overlooked and shifting perception from micro to macro and back again. Shaped by collaboration, curiosity and coincidence, his projects unfold across disciplines without fixed boundaries. In 2019, he partnered with FREITAG as their “Executive Vice Plesident for Global Happiness”.
Film stills
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