The Day After Peace School Edition DVD charts the remarkable 10-year journey of award-winning filmmaker Jeremy Gilley to establish an annual Peace Day on September 21. The camera follows Gilley as he galvanizes the countries of the world to recognize an official day of ceasefire and nonviolence. But even after the member states of the UN unanimously adopt Peace Day, the struggle isn’t over. As the years pass, there isn’t a single ceasefire.
The voices of the cynics are growing louder. The film’s breathtaking conclusion finds Gilley joined by Jude Law in Afghanistan, attempting to spearhead a massive vaccination against polio on Peace Day. Will peace prevail? Will lives be saved? Or were the cynics right? The Day After Peace is a moving testament to the power of an individual and the perseverance of the human spirit.
This DVD is accompanied by a FREE Peace One Day Citizenship Resource for Key Stages 3 & 4, available to instantly view here. Using the medium of film, the Peace One Day Citizenship Resource, 3rd Edition, explores themes such as Conflict Resolution, Inter-cultural Cooperation, the United Nations, Anti-bullying and many other issues of significance for young people in the UK and throughout the world today. The 3rd Edition also has two new lesson plans on Working with Corporations and the Influence of Celebrity.
The 2-Disc School Edition DVD includes:
Disc 1
- Original 81-minute feature-length film
Subtitles available in Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, and Spanish
Disc 2
- 32-minute classroom-ready version
- 58-minute classroom-ready version
Important Note: The Day After Peace contains brief images of violence. When considering whether or not to include these images in the School Edition DVD, the film’s director felt that their absence would have lessened the overall impact and message of the film. We recommend that teachers view the film prior to a classroom screening and alert students in advance if deemed necessary.
Running time of feature-length documentary: 81 minutes and 12 seconds
Format: Region 0 (PAL)
