Earthlings: Please Watch the Trailer to This Extremely Important Film

I just watched a trailer for what is one of the most important films made. But I warn you that it is very difficult to watch. I am physically ill from seeing it. But EVERYONE who eats meat or consumes animal products should be mandated to watch this film. The invisibility of this reality must be end. Please watch and share.

www.earthlings.com

The full length film is also available to watch at the same site. If you are an educator please consider using this film in your classes or as a forum for discussion.

I've often wondered if it's necessary to show such graphic images and if people other than those already concerned about animals will actually see it. But as a friend said to me recently, "Sometimes I think that the only thing that could fundamentally change the attitudes and actions of people who eat and wear animals is to see such shocking images/events. Clearly, detached reasoning isn't going to do shit."


From the site:

EARTHLINGS is an award-winning documentary film about the suffering of animals for food, fashion, pets, entertainment and medical research. Considered the most persuasive documentary ever made, EARTHLINGS is nicknamed “the Vegan maker” for its sensitive footage shot at animal shelters, pet stores, puppy mills, factory farms, slaughterhouses, the leather and fur trades, sporting events, circuses and research labs.

The film is narrated by Academy Award® nominee Joaquin Phoenix and features music by platinum-selling recording artist Moby. Initially ignored by distributors, today EARTHLINGS is considered the definitive animal rights film by organizations around the world. “Of all the films I have ever made, this is the one that gets people talking the most,” said Phoenix. “For every one person who sees EARTHLINGS, they will tell three.”

In 1999, writer/producer/director Shaun Monson began work on a series of PSAs about spaying and neutering pets. The footage he shot at animal shelters around Los Angeles affected him so profoundly that the project soon evolved into EARTHLINGS. The film would take another six years to complete because of the difficulty in obtaining footage within these profitable industries. Though the film was initially ignored by distributors, who told Monson that the film would “never see the light of day and should be swept under the rug,” today EARTHLINGS is considered the definitive animal rights film by organizations around the world.