Eight Billion Lives
Everyone has a story. Watch a day in the life of people from all over the world.
Sung-Min Yi is a writer and filmmaker from Los Angeles, CA. He currently resides in Brooklyn, NY.
Director – Sung-Min Yi | DP – Mia Barker | Associate Producer – Sara Cross | Thanks to Sue Fulton, Penny Gnesin, Matthew Kinsey, Popburger
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Full name:
Dan Choi
City of Birth:
Los Angeles, CA, USA
City of Current Residence:
New York, NY, USA
1st Lieutenant Dan Choi, an Iraq veteran and Arabic linguist, announced his homosexuality on national television in March 2009. The Army responded by beginning discharge proceedings against him, as required by the law known as “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”. Now, he travels the country, serving as a spokesperson for Knights Out, an organization of gay and lesbian West Point alumni.
Steve Liss
TIME Magazine Photojournalist / Chicago, IL, USA
Emily Doubilet
Entrepreneur, Dancer / Brooklyn, NY, USA
Ye'absira Tessema
Slum Dweller / Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
JoAnna Beckson
Actress, Acting Coach / New York, NY, USA
Daniel Peck Wilson
Non-Profit Worker, Drummer / New York, NY, USA
David Burke
'Celebrity' Chef / New York, NY
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This film both moved and motivated me. It begins and ends as it should–a story of a man in love. Thank you.
as a korean american female, i know homosexuality is not discussed in our culture, unless its a joke so its inspiring to see dan taking a stand.