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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.
Cowspiracy (2014)
Follow the shocking, yet humorous, journey of an aspiring environmentalist, as he daringly seeks to find the real solution to the most pressing environmental issues and true path to sustainability. Imdb link Release date: 26 June 2014 Directors: Kip Andersen, Keegan Kuhn Producers: Kip Andersen, Keegan Kuhn Running time: 1h 31m
The Omnivore's Dilemma
Michael Pollan • 2006 The book that made "where does your food come from?" a mainstream question. Pollan traces four meals from source to plate: industrial corn, industrial organic, pastoral, and foraged, and in doing so exposes the hidden systems behind the American food supply. He's critical of factory farming but stops well short of advocating vegetarianism, instead landing on "ethical meat" as a viable position. Why it matters Pollan is not an ally in the strict sense. He
The Hidden Life of Trees
By Peter Wohlleben • 2015 A German forester's account of trees as social beings communicating through underground fungal networks, nurturing their young, warning neighbours of danger, and even keeping ancient stumps alive for centuries through shared resources. Wohlleben anthropomorphises freely and unapologetically, describing trees as having friends, families, and something like intentions. Why it matters This isn't strictly an animal rights book but it is an empathy machin
The End of Meat (2017)
Philosophers, scientists, artists, and activists provide their insight and opinion on the role of animals in society, and investigate what a post-meat world would mean for the environment. Imdb link Release date: 2017 Director: Marc Pierschel Cinematography: Marc Pierschel, Jeff Wirth Executive producers: Marc Pierschel, Arabella Gais, Holger Recktenwald, Lee Cash Running time: 1h 34m
If A Tree Falls (2011)
A rare behind-the-curtain look at the Earth Liberation Front, the radical environmental group that the FBI calls America's 'number one domestic terrorist threat.' Imdb link Release date: 22 June 2011 Director: Marshall Curry Producers: Marshall Curry, Sam Cullman, Steve Bannatyne Distributed by: Oscilloscope Running time: 1h 25m
Food, Inc. 2 (2023)
Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo team up with authors Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser to examine the modern food industry's efficiency and vulnerabilities. Imdb link Release date: 9 April 2024 Directors: Melissa Robledo, Robert Kenner Producers: Eric Schlosser, Michael Pollan Production companies: River Road Entertainment, Participant, Magnolia Pictures Music by: Mark Adler Running time: 1h 38m
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.
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
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
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