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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.


PETA Kids
United States / Canada · PETA's children's division · Ages 12 and under https://www.petakids.com/ The gentlest entry point in the PETA ecosystem, PETA Kids offers games, coloring sheets, stickers and activity books, all designed to build empathy before kids are old enough to compartmentalize. Paired with TeachKind, PETA's humane education division that provides free curriculum materials to teachers. No graphic content whatsoever. Key Resources Free stickers, activity sheets,


Free Willy (1993)
Jesse, a young boy, works at a park and befriends a whale that refuses to cooperate with its trainer. When Jesse the whale is to be killed by the aquarium owners, the boy risks everything to free him. Imdb link Release date: 26 December 1993 Director: Simon Wincer Music by: Basil Poledouris Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures Running time: 1h 52m Trivia After the movie was released, it brought the living conditions of the star orca, Keiko (Willy) to the world's attention.


Ferdinand (2017)
A soft-hearted bull, Ferdinand, escapes from Casa del Toro after his father does not return from the bullfight. However, due to a turn of events, he is taken back to the place he escaped from. Imdb link Release date: 22 December 2017 Director: Carlos Saldanha Music by: John Powell Adapted from: The Story of Ferdinand Distributed by: 20th Century Studios Running time: 1h 48m Trivia The 1936 picture book The Story of Ferdinand that inspired this movie was banned in Spain under


Charlotte's Web (2006)
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen. Imdb link Release date: 7 December 2006 Director: Gary Winick Story by: E. B. White, Earl Hamner Jr. Based on: Charlotte's Web; by E. B. White Music by: Danny Elfman Distributed by: Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, FilmF


Chicken Run (2000)
The Great Escape, but for hens. When a cockerel apparently flies into a chicken farm, the chickens see him as an opportunity to escape their evil owners. Imdb link Release date: 7 December 2000 Directors: Nick Park, Peter Lord Story by: Peter Lord; Nick Park Distributed by: DreamWorks Pictures, Universal Pictures, Pathé, 20th Century Studios, 20th Century Home Entertainment Running time: 1h 24m Trivia The main characters Ginger and Rocky are named after co-writer Nick Park's


Babe (1995)
Gentle farmer Arthur Hoggett wins a piglet Babe at a county fair. Narrowly escaping his fate as Christmas dinner, Babe bonds with motherly border collie Fly and discovers that he too can herd sheep. But will the other animals accept him? Imdb link Release date: 14 December 1995 Director: Chris Noonan Story by: Dick King-Smith Screenplay: Chris Noonan, George Miller Trivia The film that made an entire generation uncomfortable at the dinner table. A pig raised for slaughter dis
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