Free feature films for the connected world

Sep 01, 2009

The other night I watched the documentary HOME.…for FREE! It’s one of the many feature length movies available on YouTube's movie channel (one caveat, some of them are not available to Canadian viewers…Grrrrr)

HOME - a documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

If you haven’t seen it yet, I highly recommend you grab a friend, a bucket of popcorn, a couple of comfy chairs, set the YouTube player to HD full screen mode, and sit back and make it a movie night.

It’s the story of our planet. How it came to be and where it’s headed. The film contains all the traits of a great story - history, conflict, hope, connection to the audience, and leaves you with much to talk and think about after it’s over. It's beautifully shot and narrated by Glenn Close.

For me, the movie really hit home the fact that we are all connected and the reason why I guess I'm called an indicator species. If woodland caribou are in trouble then that’s an indication that Canada's boreal forest is in trouble, which means our planet's environment is at risk. So basically if I’m in danger, so are you – YIKES!

I give Home a full 5/5 stars. But hey, since it’s FREE on YouTube you can rate and review it for yourself. If you do, I would love to hear what you think of the film.

-Bou
a woodland caribou living in Ottawa

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