HOME, produced by Luc Besson and narrated by Glenn Close, aims to change the way people see the planet and their impact on it. It offers constructive insights into the major environmental and social challenges facing our world. It was shot in 54 countries and 120 locations. It's also a unique all-aerial film that highlights the Earth's wonders as well as its wounds.
Yann believes that films, a universal media, can change the world. He helped Al Gore promote his 'An Inconvenient Truth' in France and organized a screening of the documentary for members of the French National Assembly and Senate. Al Gore's documentary did have an impact in the way French people consider climate change. Yann and his team were happy to work with Lester Brown, their special adviser, and benefited from Al Gore's friendly participation.
The producers of 'Home' hope that it will shift people's perceptions and inspire action. The 120-minute film will be released in every format, in movie theaters, on television, DVDs and the Internet, on the same day--June 5th--in over 100 countries to reach the widest audience possible. The aim of this simultaneous worldwide broadcasting is to enable as many people as possible to watch the movie together.
For the first time ever, with the help of Google, the long-feature film 'Home' can be seen on YouTube at no cost in high definition (streaming) in many languages during ten days starting June 5th: http://www.youtube.com/
In the United States, it will also be broadcasted on the National Geographic Channel at 9 PM and shown in Central Park in New York, a big event where people can come and watch it for free on a big screen (http://www.frenchculture.org/
Financed by a special grant (10 million euros) from the PPR Group, the film has no copyright and so will not make any profits. If there are any, they will go to GoodPlanet, the NGO founded by Yann in 2005 whose purpose is to educate and inform on environmental issues. http://www.goodplanet.info/
To learn more about the project 'Home', you can check out the film's website in English:
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