Cowspiracy
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret | |
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Directed by |
Kip Andersen Keegan Kuhn |
Produced by |
Kip Andersen Keegan Kuhn |
Starring |
Kip Andersen Howard Lyman Richard Oppenlander Michael Pollan Michael Klaper Will Tuttle Will Potter |
Cinematography | Keegan Kuhn |
Edited by |
Kip Andersen Keegan Kuhn |
Distributed by |
A.U.M. Films First Spark Media |
Release dates |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret is a 2014 documentary film produced and directed by Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn. The film explores the impact of animal agriculture on the environment, and investigates the policies of environmental organizations on this issue. Environmental organizations investigated in the film include Greenpeace, Sierra Club, Surfrider Foundation, Rainforest Action Network, and many more.[1][2][3][4]
The film was crowdfunded on IndieGoGo, with 1,449 contributors giving $117,092. This funding was 217% of their goal, and it allowed them to dub the film into Spanish and German and subtitle it into more than 10 other languages, including Chinese and Russian.[5][6] Screenings are licensed through the distributor as well as on Tugg.[7]
A new cut of the documentary, executive-produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, premiered globally on Netflix on September 15, 2015.[8]
Featured individuals
- Lisa Agabian (Sea Shepherd Conservation Society)
- Manucher Alemi (Department of Water Resources)
- Lindsey Allen (Rainforest Action Network)
- Kip Andersen (co-director)
- Will Anderson (Greenpeace)
- Deniz Bolbol (American Wild Horse)
- Heather Cooley (Pacific Institute)
- Kamyar Guivetchi (Department of Water Resources)
- Bruce Hamilton (Sierra Club)
- Susan Hartland (Sea Shepherd Conservation Society)
- Michael Klaper (physician)
- Howard Lyman
- Demosthenes Maratos (Sustainability Institute at Molloy College)
- Chad Nelsen (Surfrider Foundation)
- Ann Notthoff (Natural Resources Defense Council)
- Richard Oppenlander (dentist, founder of a vegan food company, environmental researcher
- lauren Ornelas (Food Empowerment Project)
- Michael Pollan
- William Potter
- Leila Salazar (Amazon Watch)
- Geoff Shester (Oceana)
- Kirk R. Smith (Environmental Health Sciences)
- Sister Dorothy Stang
- Will Tuttle
Accolades
Cowspiracy won the Audience Choice Award at the 2015 South African Eco Film Festival,[9] as well as the Best Foreign Film Award at the 12th annual Festival de films de Portneuf sur l'environnement.[10] It was also nominated for Cinema Politica’s 2015 Audience Choice Award.[11]
See also
- Environmental impact of meat production
- Intensive animal farming
- Racing Extinction
- Holocene extinction
- The Sixth Extinction
References
- ↑ Kanner, Ellen (August 4, 2014). "Meatless Monday -- 'Cowspiracy:' The One Thing No One Talks About". Huffington Post. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
- ↑ Animal Agriculture: A Neglected Agent of Global Warming? The co-producers of the documentary film "Cowspiracy" discuss the environmental impact of Intensive animal farming - and why mainstream organizations have been silent about it. November 20, 2014, The Real News
- ↑ "Cowspiracy". Village. February 19, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
- ↑ "Burgers Are Ending the World, Says Cowspiracy". SF Weekly. Jun 25, 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
- ↑ "Cowspiracy IndieGoGo campaign page".
- ↑ Alison Homewood. "Beware Cowspiracy – and the spread of the vegan virus -- New Internationalist". New Internationalist.
- ↑ "Cowspiracy page on Tugg".
- ↑ "Exclusive: Interview With Directors Of ‘Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret’ On Netflix, A Controversial New Documentary". Decider. August 27, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ↑ "Cowspiracy Wins Audience Choice Award". The South African Eco Film Festival. April 9, 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
- ↑ "Le FFPE récompense les films gagnants de la 12e édition". Festival de films de Portneuf sur l'environnement. April 27, 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- ↑ "Vote for the 2015 Audience Choice Award!". Cinema Politica. April 6, 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
External links
- Cowspiracy
- Cowspiracy infographic
- Cowspiracy at the Internet Movie Database
- Cowspiracy at Rotten Tomatoes
- Screening at EU Parliament 2nd of December 2015