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The Factory Files are a curated library of everything the industry would prefer you never engaged with. Documentaries, investigations, books, films, and organisations on the front lines.
Eating Our Way to Extinction (2021)
Globally renowned figures and the world's leading scientists open the lid on the damaging effects of factory farming.
Food, Inc. (2008)
An unflattering look inside America's corporate controlled food industry.
My Octopus Teacher (2020)
A filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus.
Gunda (2020)
An encounter with a mother pig, two cows and a one-legged chicken.
The Ghosts in Our Machine (2013)
A cinematic documentary that illuminates the lives of individual animals living within and rescued from the machine of our modern world. Imdb link Release date: 8 November 2013 Director: Liz Marshall Producers: Liz Marshall, Nina Beveridge Executive producer: Mila Aung-Thwin Distributed by: Virgil Films And Entertainment LLC, Indiecan Entertainment, Syndicado Running time: 1h 33m
Unlocking the Cage (2016)
Between 2013 and 2015, a group of nonprofit attorneys seek nonhuman clients for whom they can advocate in two U.S. territories, in order to establish legal personhood for elephants, cetaceans and nonhuman apes in the U.S. Imdb link Release date: 25 January 2016 Directors: Chris Hegedus, D. A. Pennebaker Producers: Chris Hegedus, Frazer Pennebaker, Rosadel Varela Distributed by: First Run Features Cinematography: Chris Hegedus Running time: 1h 31m
The Elephant in the Living Room (2010)
Predating Tiger King by a decade, this documentary explores the American trend of keeping exotic animals as pets and the problems that surround the issue. It gained renewed attention after the 2011 Zanesville Animal Massacre, where an exotic animal owner released 56 lions, tigers, and bears before taking his own life; proving the film's warnings as tragically prescient. Imdb link Release date: 2010 Directors: Michael Webber Music by: David Russo Running time: 1h 43m
Born to Be Free (2016)
Revelatory investigative film made by three intrepid, free-diving journalists Gaya, Tanya and Julia, about the global trade in wild sea mammals. Imdb link Release date: 21 March 2016 Director: Gayane Petrosyan Writers: Tatiana Beley, Gayane Petrosyan Stars: Manos Krystalis Producers: Gayane Petrosyan, Mike Lerner Running time: 1h 30m
Racing Extinction (2015)
Filmmaker Louie Psihoyos, along with activists, scientists and others, draws attention to mankind's role in a potential loss of at least half of the world's species. Imdb link Release date: 24 January 2015 Director: Louie Psihoyos Running time: 1h 30m Screenplay: Mark Monroe Producers: Olivia Ahnemann, Fisher Stevens Production company: Oceanic Preservation Society
The Cove (2009)
Using state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renowned dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health. Imdb link Release date: 29 March 2018 Director: Louie Psihoyos Writer: Mark Monroe Running time: 1h 32m 2010 Oscar Winner for Best Documentary
Seaspiracy (2021)
Passionate about ocean life, a filmmaker sets out to document the harm that humans do to marine species - and uncovers alarming global corruption. Imdb link Release date: 24 March 2021 Director: Ali Tabrizi Producer: Kip Andersen Screenplay: Bapogot Running time: 1h 29m
Land of Hope and Glory (2017)
A shocking insight into the UK's standard animal farming practices featuring over 100 UK facilities.
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