Vegetarian/vegan movies provide answers/support
Feb 15, 2021 – I just completed 31 days with Veganuary (trying 31 days of eating vegetarian food without animal products). Stuart of www.veganuary.com bombarded me with daily emails that contained facts, recipes from many sources and movie suggestions. The recipe for vegan sushi inspired me to make a vegan meal for Valentine’s Day – sushi bake casserole, avocado icecream, carrot cake without icing, collard greens and herbal tea.
The movie suggestions reminded me that viewing some at vegetarian meetups gradually convinced me to switch from vegetarian to vegan meals. Below are the suggestions, plus a few others. I’ve grouped them from healthy eating through animal abuse since not all vegans have the same motives:
A.Healthy Eating
Food Choices – www.foodchoicesmovie.com discusses several misconceptions about food and diet, offering a unique new perspective on these issues; featuring interviews with 28 world-renowned experts, including Dr. T Colin Campbell, Joe Cross, Dr. John McDougall, Capitan Paul Watson, Dr. Pam Popper, Dr. Michael Greger, Rich Roll, Dr. Richard Oppenlander, Dr. Toni Bark and several others.
The Game Changers – www.gamechangersmovie.com James Wilks, on a quest for the truth about meat, protein, and strength, showcases elite athletes, special ops soldiers, and visionary scientists to change the way people eat and live
Vegucated – www.vegucated.com/film three meat- and cheese-loving New Yorkers who agree to adopt a vegan diet for six weeks and learn what it’s all about
B. Climate Change
Cowspiracy – www.cowspiracy.com Why animal agriculture adversely affects our planet
Earthlings – http://www.nationearth.com Human dependence on animals for economic purposes
C. Preventing Disease
The China Study – www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgJH50ifMxs one of the largest comprehensive studies of human nutrition ever conducted, launched via a partnership between Cornell University, Oxford University, and the Chinese Academy of Preventative Medicine, with data collected over a span of 20 years.
What the Health – www.whatthehealthfilm.com Kip Andersen uncovers the secret to preventing and even reversing chronic diseases, and he investigates why the nation’s leading health organizations don’t want people to know about it
Forks over Knives – www.forksoverknives.com/the-film/#gs.8i885s Drs. T. Colin Campbell and Caldwell Esselstyn discover in their separate fields that chronic diseases can be reversed by adopting a whole food plant-based diet.
D. Animal Abuse
Specieism – www.speciesismthemovie.com explores the concept and practice of speciesism, the assignment of value to beings on the basis of species membership, interviews others and visits American factory farms
Dominion – www.dominionmovement.com/watch Australian factory farms
Death of a Factory Farm – www.tealeproductionsinc.com/fatoryfarm an investigation into alleged wrongdoings at a Creston, Ohio hog farm questions the treatment of animals bred for consumption.
Food, Inc – www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGrpgPQFU3A examines corporate farming in the United States, concluding that agribusiness produces food that is unhealthy, in a way that is environmentally harmful and abusive of both animals and employees
Peaceable Kingdom – www.peaceablekingdomfilm.org certain farmers begin to question certain traditions and assumptions regarding their way of life, especially their relationships with and treatment of the animals in their care
The Ghosts in Our Machine – www.theghostsinourmachine.com focuses on animal activist Jo-Anne McArthur, an art photographer who films animals at fur farms, laboratories and other places around the world that abuse animals. She tries to have her photos published, but meets with many rejections.
Blackfish – www.blackfishmovie.com the extreme psychological distress of killer whales kept in captivity
The Cove – www.opsociety.org/our-work/films/the-cove analyzes and questions dolphin hunting practices in Japan
Have you viewed any of these films? Which group of films do you like best? Why? Do you have more suggestions? Do you dislike any group of films? Why?