Humanity has upset the balance of the planet, established after four billion years
By bringing us unique footage from over fifty countries, by sharing with us his wonder and his concern, Yann Arthus-Bertrand lays a foundation stone for the edifice that, together, we must rebuild.
On 5 June 2009, World Environment Day has been chosen as the highly symbolic date for this simultaneous release in every format: movie theatres, TV, DVD and internet (online at www.youtube.com/homeproject). The aim of the director Yann Arthus-Bertrand, is to convince us all of our individual collective responsibility towards the planet.
What is the film's core message?
The film has a very clear message. We have a greater impact on the earth than it can bear. We over-consume and are depleting the earth's resources. From the air, it's easy to see the earth's wounds. So, Home simply sets out our current situation, while saying that a solution exists. The film's subtitle could be "It's too late to be a pessimist". We have reached a crossroads; important decisions must be taken to change our world. Everybody knows what the film says, but nobody wants to believe it. So Home adds its weight to the argument of environmental organizations that we need to revert to a more commonsensical approach and change our consumer way of life.
Why the title, Home?
It was Luc Besson's idea and it became the obvious choice. It's highly symbolic because ecology is the study of our relationship to our home environment.
Home is carbon offset. What does that involve?
All the CO2 emissions engendered by making of the film are calculated and offset by sums of money that are used to provide clean energy to those who don't have any. For the last ten years, all my work has been carbon offset.
Home is than a documentary with a message; it's a magnificent movie in its own right. Every breathtaking shot shows the earth-our earth-as we have never seen it before. Every image seems to be saying, "Look how beautiful the earth is, look at what we're destroying, and, above all, look at all these wonders that we can still preserve."
"From the sky, there's less need for explanations." One's vision is more immediate, 
intuitive and emotional. That's what sets Home apart from all the other movies on the environment-which are all equally necessary in this crucial period for humanity. Home impacts directly on the sensibility of anyone who sees it.
It's probably the "less need for explanations" that also enables the film to achieve its original aim of embracing the major ecological issues that confront us-and showing how everything on the planet is interconnected- in under two hours.
UNRIC CINE-ONU - "HOME" by Yann Arthus-Bertrand
F.U.N was born when a friend asked how he can help the United Nations? "What does the UN need most" he asked? Friends are what the UN needs most, was our answer, and it just happens to spell F.U.N. 
