About The 1 Second Film

The 1 Second Film is a groundbreaking non-profit collaborative film experiment being created by thousands of participants around the world, from celebrities like Kevin Bacon and Stephen Colbert, to first-time filmmakers like Freddy Brown. Together we are making the World's Biggest Shortest Film: 1 Second of Animation (made of 12 giant collaborative paintings), followed by 1 hour of credits (listing everyone who participates). To keep people entertained during the credits, a feature-length 'making of' documentary is being made to play during the credit-scroll. The documentary will detail the unlikely story of how so many people joined together for one moment. Once finished, all profits raised by the film will be donated to a great cause (the Global Fund for Women), and our community of participants will be invited to continue collaborating on future productions (see our 5 phase plan).

To take part, please join our crew! It's free to join and add your name to our epic movie credits. You can also become a Producer by donating $1 or more, or be our Publicist by referring a friend. There are tons of fun ways to participate more, and every contribution makes a difference.

Participate!

Here are some easy ways to take part in The 1 Second Film:

Join our Crew (Free)
Simply join our crew and your name will be added to our movie's epic Special Thanks credits (alongside Kevin Bacon)! Then create a profile & participate more (if you want).

Help Fundraise: Be a Film Producer for $1 (tax-deductible)
Donate $1 and you'll get a Producer Credit in our movie! Producers get listed in order of amount donated; chip in a penny more than our Celebrity Producers, and you'll be listed above them... $11.01 tops Stephen Colbert!

Refer Friends and Get a Publicist Credit
Refer at least 1 friend to join our crew and you'll get a Publicist Credit in our movie! Publicists are listed in order of referrals made. Invite Friends

Appear in our Documentary
Our 'making of' documentary will include footage submitted by our crew. Upload a fun photo or video promoting The 1 Second Film for a chance to appear in our movie, and be 1 degree to Kevin Bacon! more details

Participate More!
There are lots of little ways to participate more. Join groups, share ideas, set up events, connect with our crew, and get participation points. Small contributions make a big difference!

Kiefer Sutherland                                                                                             My Grandmother  
$600.23 Executive Producer                                                                       $888.88 Executive Producer

Our Story (so far):

Hi, my name is Nirvan. I'm the director of this odd little film.

This project started as a side-project while I was studying experimental animation at CalArts. Initially, the idea was to try and bring my school together to make one-second of animation in a fun way (during a big party). After the animation painting party, I had to put the project aside to graduate and finish my other films. During this time, the idea developed into a 5 Phase Plan to bring people around the world together with collaborative art.

In 2004 I started to work on it again. I began raising funds by pitching the film to people on the streets of L.A. and selling $1 producer credits. I wasn't really sure what would happen next...

Dollar-by-dollar, people began to chip in. This enabled me to make better fliers. The improved fliers helped land a few celebrities, which then helped the project grow even more. Eventually, we raised enough to buy a cheap video camera, and I began filming the adventure for the making of documentary.

Here is a little clip of my pitch to Stephen Colbert and his wife Evelyn:

With Stephen Colbert's help, we were listed on IMDb, which led to thousands of people stumbling across our project and signing up. This led to several years of entering $1 Producer names by hand (urgh) until enough funds were raised to build an automated website.

Eventually we built this website to allow everyone to participate for free. We also formed a 501(c)3 non-profit (The Collaboration Foundation) to oversee The 1 Second Film, as well as the future projects.

We are now raising funds to finish our documentary. Our documentary will tell the unlikely story of this idea's journey from start to finish- a story that is still being written as we go. To take part, please join our crew and invite friends. And if you have any questions or feedback, please find me on twitter @1secondfilm or on facebook.

Thanks!

Nirvan Mullick

Director, The 1 Second Film