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DOCUMENTARIES

A selection of interesting documentaries for those interested in knowing more about the reality of factory farming, animal agriculture and the ethical treatment of animals.

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Cowspiracy

This Netflix blockbuster made a lot of impact & explores the impacts of animal agriculture on the environment, examining such environmental concerns as climate change, water use, deforestation, and ocean dead zones, and investigates the policies of several environmental organizations on the issue. A must-see for every self-proclaimed environmentalist or anyone who cares about the earth.

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Dominion

Dominion uses drones, hidden and handheld cameras to expose the dark underbelly of modern animal agriculture, questioning the morality and validity of humankind’s dominion over the animal kingdom. While mainly focusing on animals used for food, it also explores other ways animals are exploited and abused by humans, including clothing, entertainment and research.

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Forks over Knives

This feature film examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled. It argues that avoiding animal products and ultra-processed foods, and instead eating a whole-food, plant-based diet is the key to long-lasting health.

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The Game Changers

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. He embarks on a quest to find the optimal diet for human performance and health

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Christspiracy

Christspiracy: The Spirituality Secret is a 2024 documentary by Kip Andersen and Kameron Waters that questions the role of animal agriculture in Christianity, exploring if Jesus condoned meat-eating and uncovering what the filmmakers suggest is a 2,000-year cover-up regarding animal ethics, faith, and creation, challenging religious texts and traditions to reveal a potential spiritual path to veganism.

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Land of Hope and Glory

A shocking insight into the UK's standard animal farming practices featuring over 100 UK facilities.

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Hogwood: A modern horror story

Hogwood: A Modern Horror Story takes you beyond the factory farm walls and follows an intrepid group of undercover investigators as they enter some of Britain's biggest factory farms for the very first time.

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The Last Pig

The Last Pig is a lyrical meditation on what it means to be a sentient creature with the power to kill. Immersive, experiential, with sparse inner reflections, the film follows a pig farmer through his final season of slaughtering pigs.

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Maximum Tolerated Dose

The film charts the lives of both humans and non-humans who have experienced animal testing first-hand, with hauntingly honest testimony of scientists and lab technicians who's ethics demanded they choose a different path, as well as the simultaneously heartwarming and heartbreaking stories of animals who have seen both sides of the cage.

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Our Daily Bread

The film depicts how modern food production companies employ technology to produce food on large scales. It consists mainly of actual working situations without voice-over narration or interviews as the director tries to let viewers form their own opinion on the subject.

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