New York City, Rio, London, Dharamsala, Cairo, Jerusalem, Kigali and others united for Pangea Day earlier this month.  The massive, grassroots film festival was broadcast live via the Internet, television, digital cinemas, and mobile phones.  Mainstream media giants ABC picked up the story, calling it “groundbreaking.”

pangeaday Pangea Day Follow up

You can catch highlights from the May 10 program here.  More, their YouTube channel is brimming with submissions and discussion.

One of my favorite blogs, Art Threat, reviewed the event, finding that the event was ultimately a success, with hopes for a higher profile and deeper impact in the next go-round:

With Noujaime’s vision and the mass of people who have mobilized behind it, the 2010 event should have even more of a worldwide impact and resonance.