The filmmakers, kip anderson and keegan kuhn, were met with resistance during their journey to create this film. An early response to cowspiracy by the meat industry is an article entitled why ranchers should care about the documentary cowspiracy by amanda radke, a journalist for an online magazine called beef daily. Award winning documentary at the south african eco film festival. Follow the shocking, yet humorous, journey of an aspiring. The sustainability secret environmental film festival. Cowspiracy may be the most important film made to inspire saving the planet. I cannot recall the last time, if ever, that i gave a film a standing ovation, but cowspiracy. Not rated 1h 30min documentary 15 september 2015 netherlands cowspiracy. It is the latest in a short line of factual features promoted by netflix, which was prompted to make this acquisition by the huge. This bold declaration serves as the backbone for cowspiracy, something codirectors andersen and kuhn are determined to uncover and understand.
Moore is the type of guy who goes straight to the ceo of a corporation, points a camera directly in their face and asks them a series of uncomfortable questions. The sustainability secret was produced and directed by californians kip anderson and keegan kuhn. The sustainability secret 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The sustainability secret 2014 tvpg 1h 30m documentaries learn how factory farming is decimating the planets natural resources and why this crisis has been largely ignored by major environmental groups. Louie psihoyos, oscarwinning director of the cove a documentary that.
It is the latest in a short line of factual features promoted by netflix, which was prompted to make this acquisition by the huge number of people keying the title into its search box. The sustainability secret is a groundbreaking featurelength environmental documentary following an intrepid filmmaker as he uncovers the most destructive industry facing the planet today, and investigates why the worlds leading environmental organizations are too afraid to talk about it. I recently had the pleasure of viewing new video of kip andersen and keegan kuhn cowspiracy. Movie night at my house last weekend, featuring cowspiracy. The sustainability secret is a groundbreaking featurelength environmental documentary following an. The sustainability secret is on netflix, and get news and. The worlds largest environmental organizations are failing to address the single most destructive force facing the planet today. Then its undoubtedly one of the most inaccurate films ive ever had to watch. The sustainability secret is a 2014 documentary film which explores the impact of animal agriculture on the environment, and investigates the policies of environmental organizations on this issue. The sustainability secret is a groundbreaking featurelength. Aug 27, 2015 the filmmaking duos new cut of the documentary, cowspiracy.
The sustainability secret raising and killing animals for food is really whats killing the planet, announces demosthenes maratos of the sustainability institute. The sustainability secret 2014 tvpg 1h 30m political documentaries learn how factory farming is decimating the planets natural resources and why this crisis has been largely ignored by major environmental groups. Recently my husband and i hosted a vegan potluck and a showing of the new movie, cowspiracy. Beware cowspiracy and the spread of the vegan virus new. As friends and facebook contacts recommend the film, young people watch it and by the time the. The 2014 2015 movie by that namethe film that environmental organizations dont want you to see, according to its websitehas uncovered an immense conspiracy between governments and the worlds biggest environmental organizations, to deceive the public about the principal cause of global warming. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Nov 27, 2014 recently my husband and i hosted a vegan potluck and a showing of the new movie, cowspiracy. The sustainability secret book by kip andersen, keegan. It appears as if this resistance is purposeful, and their desires to. Despite risks to his personal safety, he offers a path to global sustainability for a growing population. This groundbreaking documentary follows filmmaker kip andersen as he uncovers the most destructive industry facing the planet today and investigates why the worlds leading environmental organizations refuse to tackle it. The sustainability secret is a groundbreaking featurelength environmental documentary following an intrepid filmmaker as he uncovers the most destructive industry facing the planet today, and investigates. But this film threw all of that into the wind and employed what ive called the building blocks of an absolutist position to drastically reduce the inherent complexity of human land use to a. With lisa agabian, manucher alemi, lindsey allen, kip andersen. Environmental organizations investigated in the film include greenpeace, sierra club, surfrider foundation. The sustainability secret is a groundbreaking featurelength environmental documentary following intrepid filmmaker kip andersen as he uncovers the most destructive industry facing the. The filmmaking duos new cut of the documentary, cowspiracy. T hanks to the prompting of my vegetarian and animalloving daughter jenny, wife nancy and i recently viewed the fulllength film cowspiracy.
The sustainability secret, san francisco, california. The sustainability secret is a groundbreaking featurelength environmental. It changed our lives and that of many around us, with whom ive shared dvds. Destined to change the hearts and minds of many, it pushed us from years of complacency as vegetarians eating occasional fish and plenty of cheese and eggs. The sustainability secret is a 2014 documentary film produced and directed by kip andersen and keegan kuhn. Cowspiracy contends that animal agriculture in the 21st century is the most destructive industry facing the planet todaya major cause of climate change and environmental degradation. It is superficially accurate until a lot more research and background uncovers the truth of just how full of bullschitzen the film cowspiracy really is. Louie psihoyos, oscarwinning director of the cove a documentary that will rock and inspire the environmental movement.
The sustainability secret, a 90minute documentary financed via the crowdfunding site indiegogo and executiveproduced by hollywood star leonardo di caprio. Oct 22, 2015 t hanks to the prompting of my vegetarian and animalloving daughter jenny, wife nancy and i recently viewed the fulllength film cowspiracy. This film reminds me very much of the work of michael moore. This bold declaration serves as the backbone for cowspiracy, something codirectors andersen. Streaming giant netflix recently launched cowspiracy. The complete saga bluray disc, 9disc set, boxed set blu ray. Wild horses are federally protected animals that live on our public lands, and yet cattle rancher put pressure on the government to remove these animals to make room for their private cattle. A new cut from executive producer leonardo dicaprio now exclusively streaming on.
Radke quotes a beef industry source, facts about beef, to try to rebut claims made in the movie. Follow the shocking, yet humorous, journey of an aspiring environmentalist, as he daringly seeks to find the real solution to the most pressing environmental issues and true path. The sustainability secret, is a groundbreaking feature length environmental documentary, following an intrepid filmmaker as he uncovers the most destructive industry facing the planet today and investigates why the worlds leading environmental organizations are too afraid to talk about it. The sustainability secret book by kip andersen, keegan kuhn.
The science and research done on the true impacts of animal agriculture is always growing. The basic question these two film makers ask is why the contribution of livestock to ecosystem degradation is missing from the worlds environmental agenda. Cowspiracy calls out several environmental organizations for ignoring or even obscuring the truth about animal agricultures. Sep 24, 2015 streaming giant netflix recently launched cowspiracy. No list of environmental documentaries would be complete without mentioning the climate change film that added fuel to the conversation. The sustainability secret, which is executive produced by leonardo dicaprio, is a controversial look at the animal agriculture. Watch the film on netflix and then get the book for more information and insights from the experts kip and keegan interviewed in the film. As eyeopening as blackfish and as inspiring as an inconvenient truth. It opens with an interview with bruce hamilton, the deputy director of the sierra club a major american environmental organisation who warns us of the impending doom of climate change with warming temperatures, increased carbon dioxide levels, species extinction and wars resulting from. Federal and state agencies and environmental groups including greenpeace, sierra club. Learn how factory farming is decimating the planets natural resources and why this crisis has been largely ignored by major environmental groups.
Mar 01, 2015 i cannot recall the last time, if ever, that i gave a film a standing ovation, but cowspiracy. Kip andersen is the executive director of animals united movement a. The sustainability secret is a 2014 documentary film. The films producerdirector team of kip andersen whos also the documentarys narrator and keegan kuhn states that 51 percent of carbon emissions can be blamed on livestock. The sustainability secret is a documentary, available to stream on netflix. Cowspiracy the sustainability secret must see trailer. Beware cowspiracy and the spread of the vegan virus. After seeing the film, he began to recycle religiously, turn off lights constantly. I am a great fan of the authors accompanying film, cowspiracy, the sustainability secret. The statistics used in the film were based on the best information we had available while producing the film. The film explores the devastating impact of animal agriculture on the environment, and investigates the policies of environmental organizations on this issue.
Cowspiracy the sustainability secret region 1 dvd for sale. Parents need to know that cowspiracy is a 2014 documentary addressing how animal agriculture is the largest cause of pollution worldwide and that none of the largest environmental groups are talking about it. Filmmaker kip andersen asks why its role is barely acknowledged by the large environmental. Cowspiracy, now streaming on netflix, offers a powerful and provocative indictment of animal agriculture as the number one global cause of carbon emissions into the atmosphere. The sustainability secret is streaming, if cowspiracy. The conspiracy in cowspiracy has to do with silence.
He is the codirector of the groundbreaking documentary film cowspiracy. Livestock produce times more waste than humans, the film claims. A personal reflection by camille russell with a title like cowspiracy, it better be good. The pair further blames livestock for deforestation, the overhunting of predators and cattle waste runoff into rivers and oceans.
We will continually update this list with further resources as they become available greenhouse gases. Follow the shocking, yet humorous, journey of an aspiring environmentalist, as he daringly seeks to find the real solution to the most pressing environmental issues and true path to sustainability. There is one single industry destroying the planet more than any other. The sustainability secret is a groundbreaking featurelength environmental documentary following intrepid filmmaker kip andersen as he uncovers the most destructive industry facing the planet today and investigates why the worlds leading environmental organizations are too afraid to talk about it. Most disturbingly, a duck in a backyard farm is decapitated with a machete, and there also are scenes of elephants being shot and.
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