7 billion Others (french: 7 milliards d'autres) is a series of videos by

Yann Arthus-Bertrand Yann Arthus-Bertrand (born 13 March 1946) is a French environmentalist, activist, journalist and photographer. He has also directed films about the impact of humans on the planet. He is especially well known for his book ''Earth from Above'' (19 ...

. Each of the videos feature a single person telling the viewer about their life, often in their

native language A first language, native tongue, native language, mother tongue or L1 is the first language or dialect that a person has been exposed to from birth or within the critical period. In some countries, the term ''native language'' or ''mother tongu ...

. The project's

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states that since the project's beginning in 2003, over 5000 individuals have had their

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recorded for the project. According to Arthus-Bertrand, the project's aim is to help different people to understand each other through listening.Project homepage
/ref> The project was previously called 6 billion Others, but is meanwhile renamed to 7 billion others.

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* 2003 films Films directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand Oral history Video art {{art-stub