IN CELEBRATION OF EARTH DAY, APPLE PREMIERES NEW ANIMATED SHORT FILM

“HERE WE ARE: NOTES FOR LIVING ON PLANET EARTH,” NARRATED BY ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS MERYL STREEP, AND STARRING CHRIS O’DOWD,JACOB TREMBLAY AND RUTH NEGGA

NOW STREAMING GLOBALLY ON APPLE TV+

“It’s so gorgeous. When everything is so hard to explain, here’s a little text book on how the world works.” – Chris O’Dowd about the film

Caption: Aiden (Chris O’Dowd) and Finn (Jacob Tremblay) in “Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth” / Courtesy of Apple

In celebration of Earth Day, “Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth” makes its global premiere April 17th, exclusively Apple TV+.

A new animated, family film comes to life through the voices of Academy Award and Golden Globe-winner Meryl Streep, Emmy Award-winner and BAFTA-nominee Chris O’Dowd (“Girls,” “State of the Union”), SAG Award nominee and Critics’ Choice Award-winner Jacob Tremblay (“Room,” “Wonder”) and Oscar nominee Ruth Negga (“Loving,” “Ad Astra”). You’ve got to check out this adorable and beautifully animated film with the kids! Perfect in time for Earth Day this week!

In this poignant and captivating love letter to Earth from author Oliver Jeffers, based on his No. 1 New York Times Bestseller and 2017’s No. 1 TIME Best Book of the Year, a precocious 7-year-old learns about the wonders of the planet from his parents over the course of Earth Day. “Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth” is now streaming on Apple TV+ (www.apple.co/-hereweare).

From the multi-BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning, Oscar-nominated independent animation studio, Studio AKA, the 36-minute film is written by BAFTA Award-winning Philip Hunt (“Ah Pook is Here,” “Lost and Found”) and Academy Award-winning Luke Matheny (“God of Love,” “Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street,” “Ghostwriter”); directed by Hunt, and executive produced by Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA Award-winning Sue Goffe (“A Morning Stroll,” “Varmints,” “Lost and Found,” “Hey Duggee”), Hunt and renowned author Oliver Jeffers (“Here We Are,” “Lost and Found,” “The Day the Crayons Quit”). Alex Somers (“How to Train Your Dragon,” “Captain Fantastic”) is the music composer.

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