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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.
Speciesism: The Movie (2013)
A young man begins investigating the underworld of "factory farming" and soon discovers a growing political and intellectual movement that considers animals as important as humans. Imdb link Release date: 18 September 2013 Director: Mark Devries Producer: Mark Devries Cinematography: Mark Devries, Alanna Andrews, Alex Melonas Running time: 1h 34m
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
The Game Changers (2018)
A UFC fighter's world is turned upside down when he discovers an elite group of world-renowned athletes and scientists who prove that everything he had been taught about protein was a lie. Imdb link Release date: 2018 Director: Louie Psihoyos Producers: James Wilks, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Joseph Pace Production companies: ReFuel Productions, Oceanic Preservation Society, Diamond Docs Running time: 1h 52m
What the Health (2017)
"The Health Film That Health Organizations Don't Want You To See" from the creators of Cowspiracy
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
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