Earthlings is a 2005 American documentary about human usage of other animals as pets, food, clothing, entertainment, and for scientific research. The film is narrated by Joaquin Phoenix, a music feature by Moby, directed by Shaun Monson, Executive Produced by Libra Max and jointly produced by Maggie Q, all vegan. The second edition was released in 2015 titled Unity .
Video Earthlings (film)
Plot
Includes pet stores, dog factories, and animal professions, Earthlings including recordings obtained through the use of hidden cameras to record the daily practices of some of the world's largest industries, all of which rely on animals. This draws parallels between racism, sexism, and speciesism.
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Production
The film begins as a trailer written by writer, director and producer Shaun Monson at an animal shelter around Los Angeles in 1999. Monson originally recorded footage for PSA on pets that spay and neutered but what he saw moved so much that he changed it into a documentary. The film will take another six years to complete because of the difficulty of getting records in these industries.
Promotions
Joaquin Phoenix commented on the documentary, "Of all the movies I've ever made, this is the movie that makes the most talked people.For everyone who sees Earthlings, they'll tell three." The philosopher Tom Regan commented, "For those who watch Earthlings, the world will never be the same."
Accolades
In 2005, Earthlings was aired at the Artivist Film Festival, (where he won Best Documentary Feature), followed by the Boston International Film Festival, (where he won the Best Content Award), and at the San Diego Festival Film, (where he won Best Documentary Film, as well as a Humanitarian Award to Phoenix for his work on film).
See also
- Abolitionism (animal rights)
- Animal testing
- Cruelty to animals
- Animal rights
- Animal Rights and Holocaust
- Daily Bread We (movies)
- Pig Business (movie)
- Unity (movie)
- Speciesisme: The Movie
References
External links
- Earthlings official site
- Earthlings on IMDb
- Earthlings at Rotten Tomatoes
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