Human is a collection of stories and images of our world, offering an immersion to the core of what it means to be human. Yann arthusbertrand ban kimoon centre for global citizens. He is a director and writer, known for human 2015, woman 2019 and planet ocean 2012. An epic document of the struggles and triumphs that unite us all, human takes viewers on a journey across the globe to uncover the essential truths about what it means to be human.
In 2009, his film home presented the scale of the damage caused by various human activities on wildlife and nature, with dire effects on the fragile balance of ecological systems. Human is a docufilm that shows human coexistence through interviews of people from all over the world who answer the same questions. Years after his last success, yann arthus bertrand will reappear this september during the 70th united nations general assembly with his latest feature film, human. Yann arthusbertrand frsgs born march 1946 is an environmentalist, activist, journalist and photographer. Home was filmed in various stages due to the expanse of the areas portrayed. Yann arthusbertrand, born march, 1946 in paris, is a french photographer, reporter, director and ecologist. He is the chairman of goodplanet foundation, a nonprofit association for the promotion of sustainable development, and the director of the documentary film home. Photographer yann arthusbertrand, wellknown for his earth from above project, has a new movie coming out, titled human. In this imagefilled talk, yann arthusbertrand displays his three most recent projects on humanity and our habitat stunning aerial photographs in his series the earth from above, personal interviews from around the globe featured in his web project 6 billion others, and his soontobereleased movie, home, which documents human impact on the environment through breathtaking video. Yann arthusbertrand was born on march, 1946 in paris, france. Yann arthusbertrand is perhaps the best known aerial photographer on the planet. The documentary that found humanity by interviewing 2,000. Breathtaking cinematography, emotional firstperson testimonials, and a stunning vision of universal humanity bring an authenticity and. Driven by this question, filmmaker yann arthus bertrand spent 3 years collecting reallife stories from 2000 people in 60.
Photographer and filmmaker yann arthusbertrand home. Photographer, reporter, film director and committed ecologist yann arthusbertrand is president of the goodplanet foundation. Feel free to browse and download those photos for your personal use wallpaper, for instance. Kenya 1980, animal farms, the french, earth from above, dogs, horses, tarmac. Human by yann arthusbertrand official trailer youtube. The grande arche is hosting a unique retrospective of the french photographer, journalist and director, yann. The latest ethically conscious film project from star french photojournalist yann arthusbertrand, this diverse collage of earnest human testimony and dazzling aerial imagery is more socially. He is especially well known for his book earth from above 1999 and his films home 2009 and human 2015. The idea is to broadcast the film on main tv channels all over the world, including movie theaters, schools, festivals and the. Through a series of more than 2000 interviews conducted throughout 60 countries, director yann arthusbertrand successfully expresses the collective human experience in all its forms from deeply personal and wounding stories of poverty, domestic abuse and anguish to tales of love, joy and the euphoria of being alive. The film was released on the 5th of june 2009 on television, on the internet, on dvd and in cinemas simultaneously worldwide, almost entirely free of charge to the public.
These are the words of the french director yann arthusbertrand where the raw meaning of his documentary film human is revealed. A conversation with yann arthusbertrand popmatters. Arthusbertrand aims to give a voice to the voiceless, succeeding impressively over the course of a three hour plus film. The film was financed by the bettencourt schueller foundation, which gave it rightsfree to the goodplanet foundation, responsible for driving t. What it means to be human, by yann arthusbertrand the. For over four decades, yann arthusbertrand has chronicled the beauty of our planet and its diversity through photography and film. Human is a politically engaged work which allows us to embrace the human condition and to reflect on the meaning of our existence. Arthusbertrand hopes that message will lead those watching humanwhether in the u. Taking over eighteen months to complete the film, director yann arthusbertrand and a camera man, a camera engineer and a pilot flew in a small helicopter through various regions in over fifty countries. Human by yann arthusbertrand genesis of the film duration. A clip from human, the new movie by yann arthusbertrand. Yann arthusbertrand the new documentary will premiere on sept.
Yann arthusbertrand books list of books by author yann. Filmmaker yann arthusbertrands human is only the first movie to premiere at the u. Driven by this question, filmmaker yann arthus bertrand spent 3 years collecting reallife stories from 2,000 people in 60 countries. Yann arthusbertrand is a world renown french photographer, journalist, reporter and environmentalist. In fact, it appears a lot more of an effort to avoid arthusbertrand stunning film than to watch it, with eleven different movies in total, including a theatrical version, tv episodic cuts and behindthescenes footage available on youtube. General assembly hall or on a smartphone browser in a rural village in malito seek out meaningful.
Home by yann arthusbertrand 2009 films for the earth. He took to the skies to observe our planet and share his impressions with us. See more ideas about show horses, andalusian horse and american quarter horse. Mongolian music human yann arthusbertrand facebook. Yann arthusbertrand with anne hidalgo human at the grand rex in paris. He is a director and writer, known for human 2015, woman 2019 and home 2009. French photographer yann arthusbertrand sends a love.
Driven by this question, filmmaker yann arthusbertrand spent 3 years collecting reallife stories from 2,000 people in 60 countries. Europacorp, the distributor, also pledged not to make any profit because home is a nonprofit film. He was born march 1946 in paris and he is especially well known for his book earth from above 1999 and his film home 2009 and his film human. Encouraged by his television experiment, yann arthusbertrand undertook the production of a fulllength feature film, home, that deals with the state of our planet. Human 2015 yann arthusbertrand cast and crew allmovie. The film is almost entirely composed of exclusive aerial footage and. The film is almost entirely composed of exclusive aerial footage and firstperson stories told into the camera. He has also directed films about the impact of humans on the planet. He has sold more than 3 million copies worldwide of his seminal photo essay earth from above, a decadespanning attempt to photograph all the vistas of the planet from the sky, whether by helicopter, hot air balloon, or anything else that flies. Marvelous images and heartfelt human testimonies pall over the course of yann arthusbertrands arduous threehour. Driven by these questions, filmmaker and artist yann arthusbertrand spent three.
For someone like him, success is purely a raw fuel to take on new challenges, start from scratch, and move forward with purpose. Film selected at the venice film festival 5 years after the success of home, seen by more than 600 million people, and following the 7 billion others. Welcome on the official photos website of yann arthusbertrand. With a career that includes photography, filmmaking, and lifelong activism, yann is an individual for whom satisfaction does not exist. It was the first time i had ever been confronted with really finding out about a. Find movie and film cast and crew information for human 2015 yann arthusbertrand on allmovie. Yann arthusbertrand, photographer and renowned specialist in aerial imagery, has authored a number of books, including earth from above, a work translat. Driven by these questions, filmmaker and artist yann arthusbertrand. Observer you do not get the sense arthusbertrand is a man who gives up easily. Yann arthusbertrand is an environmentalist, activist, journalist and photographer. While waiting for repairs, the filmmaker spent a day talking with a local farmer about his hopes, concerns, and prioritiesexamining the basic questions that shape a life. Driven by this question, filmmaker yann arthusbertrand spent 3 years collecting reallife stories from 2000 people in 60.
See all books authored by yann arthusbertrand, including earth from above, and earth from above. Yann arthusbertrand is the awardwinning photographer and author of more than 40 books, including the international bestseller earth from above, which has sold more than 3 million copies. Film screening of human, a film by yann arthusbertrand. Although aged 70 today, arthusbertrands energy is boundless as he crisscrosses continents at a relentless pace to promote his latest feature film, human, which can best be described as a. As i wait to speak to arthusbertrand in venice, where human is due to. This movie exists in several versions for several uses and platforms. Through a series of more than 2000 interviews conducted throughout 60 countries, director yann arthusbertrand successfully expresses the collective human experience in all its forms from deeply personal and. He is the president of the goodplanet foundation which he created in 2005. Human is a 2015 documentary by french environmentalist yann arthusbertrand. Film selected at the venice film festival 5 years after the success of home, seen by more than 600. The movie will be released for the very first time under the same basis as home did six years ago.
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