Over the past couple of months, thousands of people from around the world have submitted nearly seven thousand videos and photographs to produce a crowd sourced video set to an acoustic version of Coldplay’s famous track “In My Place”.

The concept and film was created by award winning director Mat Whitecross, in association with Oxfam, to echo the dislocation and displacement thousands of families experience as a result of land grabs. He created this film featuring thousands of Coldplay fans, including singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and rock band Wolf Gang was launched to highlight the injustice of land grabs.

Mat Whitecross: “Crowd-sourcing is a really exciting way to give creative power to the public. As a long-term supporter of Oxfam, I was keen to help and take on the challenge. I felt a huge responsibility to produce something that lived up to the commitment of the fans who had given their time and shared their voices to make real change. My parents were refugees so the issue of displacement, home and belonging are really important to me. I hope that the film helps bring the injustices caused by land grabs to a much wider audience. This is something we should all know about.”

Music with a message.