Talking to You is directed by Anni Ólafsdóttir and written by Eva Lind Höskuldsdóttir, Anni Ólafsdóttir, and Andri Snær Magnason based on Earth Speakr messages from over 10,000 kids in more than 60 languages.
Earth Speakr was started in 2020 by artist Olafur Eliasson and took shape with the input and ideas of its community. Kids used the Earth Speakr app to record their ideas about the wellbeing of our planet. Adults are invited to participate by listening to the messages, sharing these with others, and amplifying the powerful messages kids have made.
Over half a million people around the world have downloaded the Earth Speakr app. More than 70 languages have been spoken within the app, from more than 120 countries around the world.
Earth Speakr was created by Olafur Eliasson with his studio, kids, creative partners, and a group of researchers and experts, and was initially (2019-2020) funded by the German Federal Foreign Office on the occasion of the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2020 and realised in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut.
The film Talking to You was realized in 2021 with support from the German Federal Foreign Office, and was publicly released on Earth Day 2022.