SINGAPORE, September 10, 2026 — ‘How to Live on Earth’, the feature documentary presented and narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch, will make its Southeast Asia premiere on 10 September 2026, screening to delegates as part of AT ONE IMPACT WEEK 2026 | Singapore, the global platform hosted by TPC (Tsao Pao Chee) and NO.17 Foundation. The film explores the relationship between people and nature, and how our relationship with the Earth shapes the way we live and thrive. It connects to the Rural and Human Consciousness ecosystems and builds Energy & Nature and Community & Culture infrastructure for the Well-being Economy.
Directed by Fredi Devas and produced by Devas and Jonnie Hughes for Open Planet Studios, in association with the Villars Institute Foundation and Silvania, the 96-minute film carries the tagline “a visionary feature documentary about how humans are learning to team up with nature to solve our biggest challenges.” It follows scientists, indigenous activists, farmers and economists working around the world to show what it looks like when people collaborate with, rather than against, the natural systems that sustain them, offering what its makers have called an optimistic vision of a future in which nature and humanity flourish together.
The film’s stories are anchored by three lead contributors. Xiye Bastida, a Mexican climate justice activist and co-founder of the Re-Earth Initiative, brings a youth-led perspective on organising and advocacy; Sam Kass, a former White House chef and senior policy advisor on nutrition who now works as a venture capital partner, focuses on the transformation of food systems; and Dan O’Neill, a field biologist, wildlife filmmaker and expedition leader, grounds the film in the connection between planetary health and human well-being.
Across these stories, the film makes visible the connections between human action and the systems that sustain life, from the food we grow and eat to the ecosystems we depend on. At its heart is a simple proposition: that when people work with nature, rather than against it, different futures become possible.
Together, their stories move across climate change, biodiversity loss, food security and the financial systems that shape how societies use land and resources, carried by cutting-edge cinematography from around the world under director of photography Stuart Dunn. Its original score is by Jacob Shea and Ho-Ling Tang, with a main theme composed by Hans Zimmer and Jacob Shea for Bleeding Fingers Music.
The film’s release is supported by a global impact campaign, delivered in collaboration with organisations including Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, UNDP and the UNEP Finance Initiative, reflecting an approach that pairs storytelling with the research and delivery networks needed to move its subjects’ work forward. This approach aligns with the focus of AT ONE IMPACT WEEK 2026, which brings together leaders across philanthropy, enterprise and capital to explore how different forms of expertise and resources can work together to build a Well-being Economy.
The Singapore screening is in partnership with Mercuria and Standard Chartered, and forms part of AT ONE IMPACT WEEK’s programme tracks on Rural Ecosystem, Human Consciousness, and Community & Culture, connecting the film’s themes with the week’s broader exploration of what it takes to build a Well-being Economy. In 2026, AT ONE IMPACT WEEK is anchored by the question “What if love becomes infrastructure?” a framing that the screening will bring to life by exploring how relationships between the film’s subjects and the land, water and communities they work alongside.
“The film explores the relationship between people and nature, and how our relationship with the Earth shapes the way we live and thrive. It is an expression of the interconnectedness of the Rural and Human Consciousness ecosystems and the Energy & Nature and Community & Culture infrastructure that together contribute to the Well-being Economy,” said Tai Sook Yee, Chair, NO.17 Foundation.
“By centring the film around personal stories – from scientists and Indigenous activists to farmers and economists – we reveal what it really means to protect and restore nature,” said Fredi Devas, Director of How to Live on Earth, has said of the film’s approach.
The screening follows the film’s world premiere on 22 June 2026 at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, attended by Cumberbatch, coinciding with the start of London Climate Action Week, ahead of the film’s UK theatrical release on 26 June 2026. Since its premiere, the film has been named a finalist in the Onscreen Personality category of the 2026 Jackson Wild Awards and received a nomination in the Producer/Director category at the 2026 Wildscreen Panda Awards.
‘How to Live on Earth’ is set for a global YouTube premiere on 20 September 2026, accompanied by an exclusive premiere of an original end credit track by Grammy-winning artist Imogen Heap. The YouTube release will mark the next stage of the film’s rollout, making the documentary freely available to audiences worldwide.
This declaration reflects the ambition of AT ONE IMPACT WEEK 2026: to move from ideas to systems, and from individual efforts to the infrastructure and ecosystems that allow change to take root.
