For The Love Of The Land | Documentary short movie
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- Dir: Cynthia Matty-Huber
Length: 35 min
Cast: John Hoiland
Genre: Documentary
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From one stranger to another, I tip my hat to you, sir. 14 hour work days at 94 years old, I hope my body and mind can hold up that long as well.
What a remarkable gentleman. He represents the old west, and a different time. We must cherish these living legends.
Yup, but I would put it more like "..represents how to live on this planet that spawned us.."
Yup again; we should cheerish these people, just not let it be only that, but try to actually learn something, or its just entertainment and worse; it perepetuates the core of the issue.
I belive emotions like "wholesome" in videos REPLACES actual behavior; I belive its on us yet relentlessy pushed by the PR business and I think we better get a grip real fast
His parents were cruel and indifferent and stopped him marrying and having his own family. I wish him a less lonely life and better parents next time around. His very sad for him I feel.
If a man’s wealth is measured on skill , character ,determination and likability , this guy is one of the richest people on the planet.What an inspiration, all the way from Australia.
What a man and what a way of life. First time I have ever read all to comments --- so positive and proves there are still some good people out there.
Living with such natural beauty slows anyone's age.
Many can't see it,he is truly rich man,he loves what his lord gave him and is at peace with it.
Just a wonderful life fulfilling 4 srasons of work to 94 like he is part of the land and is living on memories of times gone by anc heartfelt emotional live if family past. Damn shame some woman did not bear a few children but this is his story. And i couldnt stop feeling the bitter cold their just befire 94th birthday in may when the dripping of winters grip starts slipping.
We here in the cities mostly have no idea of this mans hardships.
I pray God lighten his load and continue blessing him richly, more than he could ever ask or think!
God oves you sir!!!❤😂🎉
Never married.
Supposed to be happy to live such a long time.
You did it, sir.
Hello dear Sir,
Your documentary really struck a cord with me, I’m guessing you’ll probably never get to read this but here it goes anyway.
I’m an Australian grew up on a sugar plantation that wasn’t our own. This property was sold to developers.
I spent many years wanting to continue on land with out no success.
I now have two sons one 23 and one only 12 so if god willing I’d like to meet with you and this miserable weather you speak of and perhaps keeping your dream alive you may take interest in us. We don’t need to own your land it could be managed anyway you see fit I’d just like the opportunity to live the live you have And have the boys respect the same.
God loves you buddy he loves us all.
Jason.
He’s an honorable son and beautiful soul. His nephew is too.
This, is a life worth living.
Thank you for sharing his story.
The Last of the Ones Who made AMERICA GREAT AND FREE. R I P John.
May we all grow old so well
Hats off..dying breed right there,hard working old gentleman!
This man is amazing! I’m 20 years younger and I could not begin to keep up to him!!!
Grand what a wonderful man.. Kinburn Ontario Canada.
This a wonderful and healthy way to live. I does things actually the way my old generation have done and the ways i do today.
Great documentary. Home... means more to some ranchers than knowing what the rest of the world is up to.
Amazing Man....as tough and resilient as the land he farms.
Incredible film, i enjoyed it thoroughly. Lovely old guy. The land and all the views are incredibly beautiful, it would be so sad for it to be developed.
What an amazing man !!!
What a beautiful story. I really enjoyed the whole video. ❤ wow. I hope people help him. He is a true camper 🎉
Awesome documentary. His grit and determination is something rarely seen these days. Brings back memories of my grandparents and living on the family farm years ago, precious memories.
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✨ Journey Well John
This documentary touched my soul. Thank you.
You sir are a legend ! ♥️
slow but strong! thats the key to resist
I have never seen chains on the tires before very cool
You are truly a amazing person, it's ashame your beloved lifestyle is unfortunately disappearing 😢
I've been to the West when I was in my twenties and there is where I wanted to grow old and die myself. Time and circumstances never allowed me to get to Montana and put down my roots and do ranching, but my soul will always be there. Life isn't just dreams that can be fulfilled, you havr to have money and time. Both of which I never was abe to accumulate as I worked myself to a broken person in body and soul.
I wish I was able to learn from him. pray he is still going strong.
Just an incredible film! My family really loved watching this together - thank you!
Nothing worse than seeing good land taken out of production to become a neighborhood of ugly houses and unnecessary shopping.
This land is perfect to leave in a Living Trust to .Rocky Mountain Elk. They will insure that it will preserved for future generations .❤❤
Foundations are only in it for their own gains and not for the benefit of all. He is better off leaving it to the locals that respect the land and grew up there.
Leaving private land to the bureaucratic state is the height of stupidity. NGOs are wolves in sheep's clothing. Preserve the way of life instead of hand over land to elitists. Nobody can farm if there aren't any more farms. Or did you not see the MacMansions hemming him in? 406 is a state of mind, not a state of wannabes with 401Ks to harvest.
I love these independent films about people's lives around the world and it was a pleasure to watch this 94 year old gentleman still working his farm and his best friend from childhood was there as well👍...I don't know when this film was made but I hope John has sorted his will out accordingly because to see a farm like this being sub divided would be sacrilege,but unfortunately we are seeing lots of it old farm lots in America being subdivided and then that land is lost to history...very nice little film wished it been longer but I still enjoyed it❤️👍🏴🏴🏴.....
Brilliant! Thank you.
Just an outstanding piece of work - thank you!
Wonderful story, beautiful photography.
They don’t build ‘‘em like John anymore.
No.. the WW2 generation was the last. Unfortunately....
Not his selfish and indifferent parents thank God. He deserved a wife and kids - and not a lonely life. Very sad for him.
@@shantishanti1949 I suspect if marriage had of been what John really wanted that's what he would have done.
Dearest Man,... there are so many homeless people in your country..
Why do t you interview some. Find a young family, that are willing to learn from you. How to make it on the land.. and look after you, while they learn.
I'm in Australia. I am 76 yes young. Trying to build something for MY grandchildren. Perhaps you too, can have a surrogate family.
God Bless you sweety.
Lorraine
There are young people who would like the opportunity to learn from someone but finding a compatible match would be difficult.
What a great life to live a free bird without all the stress of being in the cage of a big city , that's the recipe for a long healthy life , god bless this great man
Watching from Afghanistan 🇦🇫🇦🇫🫡💖🙏🏻
Love and admire this gentleman. U r probably much happier than those people building their show houses around you.
Protect this man, protect this ranch, protect this way of life at all costs! Can’t believe anyone would want to buy it all up, destroy it and turn it into a millionaires playground.. 😢
If I was wealthy enough, I’d buy up all of these old places, and put preservation orders on them, and pay off any debts that the families have, so they can continue to manage the ranches without having financial worries..
TV shows just like Yellowstone have driven century old farms into the pockets of the millionaires. Sad that a way of life is now just a play ground for others.
Incredibly poignant and beautiful. Thank you.
my compliments on the condition of your cows... they are in very nice shape indeed
Are younger generations will never understand this?
Resilience, we're calving now it's late winter here in central Victoria Oz the temperature overnight won't dip below 5C, that calf looked bloody cold 👍.
Strength and beauty.
so good. thank you very much indeed!
Glory be life...the devine mystery of life....
What a man. Great movie.
Cant watch anymore as this will end the same way all our stories do...
I really respect this man and the life he has given to his land. I wonder if he is still there.
How nice. An absolute legend in every respect. Many God give him strength to continue. Less Is More.
The kids now a days need to see this
I enjoyed that, Montana is such a beautiful place & it's good to see old timers living life in a way we were designed to rather than watching screens in some office all day.
So photogenic , a day at John's farm with a camera would win every photo competition ✌What a guy, his stock looks happy even in the snow
A lovely bit of ground
Touching story and great filming. I hope the land is kept as is and someone is able to care it the same way.
I took care of my Dad on his ranch, until he died. He died in the living room like he wanted. I hope I go the same way. It is getting harder to do what you want in life. My Dad was similar to this nice ol guy.
Amazing! Well done!
His parents were cruel and indifferent to their own child. He deserved the love of a woman and children and a family less lonely life. The comments herein surprise me.
Hats off to him surviving 94 years - such a lonely life.
RIP I wish you a better life and better parents next time around.
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they say this, if you hurry in life you shorten your life I have learnt this from one man who told me live like a tortoise don't accumulate much be sustainable at the end of it we gonna leave it all
That was a beautiful film.
Incredibly awesome human being!
Thankyou for sharing your life on far Thankyou
A sad story really. With short sighted parents and no gift of capitalism, has left this beautiful soul to wither imo. His parents should have supported him to marry so he too had someone to help him and inherit the land with a couple of kids. He should have sold off some of the more undesirable pieces of the property and took the money and built a proper pole barn to store the hay and a calving shed with a bit of heat and protecting from predators and weather for the new born cattle. Money could be gotten recycling the steel around the place and a mirco hydro power system installed along with a upgraded water system that works all the time and especially in the winter. This is what happens when people lack a good imagination for the better. If he had some people to love and love him back, he would have had more motivation to develop the property better imo. Living to that age is great if you have a good quality of life but he certainly is on the edge.
You are so wrong. I lived for 50 years with the bare essentials. No pumping, no modern heat or water in the house. Just hydro. We were healthier leaving of the land and raised our food. We sold to live better and what did we got Sick. We exposed our selves to kinds of sicknesses. I would give anything to live like him again. Clean clean air and water.
@@margaretporkolab7166 I think you missed the point. It is an opinion. Neither right or wrong. Your entitled to your opinion and I will respect it. I did not said sell the whole farm but portions of no use to him to farm. Why should he not have a family? Burying the waterline deep enough so it will not freeze. You know low tech solutions to make life a little easier later in life. Nothing wrong with that.
@@mymy3172 sorry
Such a sad but beautiful legacy. So many people would benefit from living and learning like this. I've helped on ranches for years and a helper would be nice for John. What state is this?
For those of us who are actually cowboys and ranch, we can't afford to get the land to do what we love and he would approve of so it goes to California snobs.
What an inspiration you are Sir.
I hope GOD gives him plenty of company. I do not want him to feel alone.
What a great guy, maybe he could leave it to his nephew. Thanks for sharing.
I would love to have that place for me& my Daughter and grandson.im 53 my dream was to have a ranch my wife passed away 5 years ago
That's a Dream of mine to have my own place/ land just live a Simple life..
A tough man ,I admire him very much.
God Bless you sir🙏
I wish you all the best to make your dream come true. I'm would love to get back to that way of life again. God Bless you and your family. My prayers to all.
Wonderful ❤
Outstanding
Nice place
life, if well lived, is long enough
Nice.
60k views and less than 1k likes? Beats me.
I hope the land can be protected
I pray the grubberment keeps its hands off of his land.
None of them thought the no marriage thing through very well because now he has no children and grandchildren to keep the ranch going.
I would at least have a good dog for a companion.
33:19 Kenny gonna sell that land and skeedadle back to Ohio. 33:45 I notice there was no handshake for the nephew, he definitely getting the cash and gone
That would be a shame
Big Sky Country is evident in the first scene.
He needs a week in Orlando 😂
I love his story but on the other hand I feel sad. I feel his parents were selfish in spite of their love for him. Now his land may be taken over in a way that does not reflect his present lifestyle.
Sad to see Montana go this way, i was on a harvest crew there in 88 and loved Montana and Wyoming, great people and a great country ❤️from 🇬🇧
Home on the range...
Do you have an update on how he is going?
John recently passed away
@@howdyb3891 RIP he had a good long life.
@@howdyb3891Sorry to hear that but wow, what a man ❤
@@howdyb3891so sorry to hear that. I hope all turned out OK.
Who were the one's removed for their benefit?
What do you mean by that?
@@Whipspur Helen Hunt Jackson ' A century of dishonesty'.
Unfortunate that he never married and had children.
Its important to have kids to inherit the property and land.
Now the ‘Great Decline’, with ‘Peak Oil’ as a history. Is it back to the land, or the land goes back to nature? I think the latter. The suburban sprawl fear is going along with the tumbleweeds. The American Dream was a fallacy. The paradise was life itself.
Hi. Just to tell the website link doesn't work.
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Doesn’t say where What state?
Sad story...
Well John never married but I tell ya what I'm 61 years old and if I had it all to do over again I would have remained single for many reasons. So don't feel sorry for this man he's 94 years old! Married people by far do not live to be near his age.
Happily married people live much longer
@@rudyheicksen177LOL not to 94 like John
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His parents were selfish and evil to steal his life for their own benefit!
So sad his parents would not let him have a life beside them. His land may be taken over by the government. So sad in a way.
Give to the American Indians. They will save.
After parents died you’d think some old woman would want to move in….