ON last Wednesday evening a joint event held by Salisbury Transition City and The Arts Centre, part of a People verses Planet initiative, featured the screening of Home followed by a discussion about the issues raised by the film.

Star guest of the evening was Isabelle Delannoy, the film’s screenwriter and scenarist who had travelled over from Paris especially for the event.

Isabelle, a leading world authority on environmental engineering, also introduced the film and gave a short presentation on the emergence of a symbiotic economy that will transform society.

Home, created by French film maker, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, a hero of the environmental movement, has since its release been viewed by over 700 million people worldwide.

A stunning visual spectacle, shot entirely from the air, the film eloquently and emotionally stated the situation we are all in and the need to change.

After the interval this message was eagerly taken up by the Arts Centre audience and lively debate followed, prompted by thought-provoking comment from a specially-selected panel: Sir Richard Packer (businessman and ex senior civil servant), Matt Dean (Conservative councillor with special interest in environmental matters), Brig Oubridge (Green Party spokesman) and Dr Hadrian Cooke (environmentalist and university lecturer).

The event was held to raise awareness and change local attitudes towards using renewable fuels, resource conservation and sustainability.

Peter Horwood