Resources
From information about local events to finding the inspiration to go and stay vegan, here are some resources to help you along your vegan journey.
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Documentaries
Dominion
The ultimate veganizer. Discover the truth behind the food we eat!
Dominion is a feature-length documentary presenting an uncompromising, damning exploration of the various ways animals are used and abused by humans, particularly in the meat, dairy, egg, clothing, and entertainment industries. Arguably the single most potent vegan documentary since Earthlings, this film is a must-watch for vegans and nonvegans alike!
Dominion uses drones and 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.
Narrated by Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, Sia, Sadie Sink, and Kat Von D; co-produced by Earthlings creator, Shaun Monson; and filmed in Australia, Dominion features a global message that calls for the complete and total abolition of the animal abuse industry.
Eating our Way to Extinction
Narrated by Kate Winslet of Titanic fame, this documentary reinforces the need to change our food choices with unparalleled clarity. It is a must-watch for all vegan, climate, and environmental advocates, being equal parts alarming and uplifting. If you believe in building a just, sustainable world, this groundbreaking documentary is for you!
With searing insight that shines light in dark corners, Eating Our Way to Extinction is a compelling feature documentary that exposes the true cost of eating animals. This visual spectacle will take you on a journey around the world, from the depths of the Amazon rainforests to the Taiwanese Mountains, the Mongolian desert, the US Dust Bowl, the Norwegian fjords, and the Scottish coastlines, telling the story of our planet through shocking testimonials, poignant accounts from indigenous people most affected by our ever-changing planet, globally renowned figures, and leading scientists. Confronting and entertaining, this riveting documentary allows audiences to question their everyday choices, industry leaders, and governments all while imparting a message of hope that will empower audiences.
Discover the profound cost of our dietary choices on planet Earth.
PlantPure Nation
Follow Kentuckians as they transform their lives through the power of a whole food, plant-based diet!
From the producer and writer of Forks Over Knives, the documentary film PlantPure Nation tells the story of three people on a quest to spread the message of one of the most important health breakthroughs of all time. After renowned nutritional scientist and bestselling author T. Colin Campbell gives a stirring speech on the floor of the Kentucky House of Representatives, his son, Nelson, and Kentucky State Representative Tom Riner work together to propose a pilot program documenting the health benefits of a plant-based diet. Once the legislation goes into Committee, agribusiness lobbyists kill the plan. Undeterred, Nelson decides to try his own pilot project in his hometown of Mebane, North Carolina.
They’re Trying to Kill Us
Uncover the shocking truth about health disparities, dietary racism, and racial injustice in the US.
They're Trying To Kill Us is the follow-up, feature-length documentary to the award-winning film, What The Health, focusing on food (in)justice told through the lens of Hip Hop and urban culture, produced by Keegan Kuhn (Cowspiracy, What The Health) and John Lewis (Badass Vegan). This film features notable influencers from the fields of Hip Hop, medicine, sports, entertainment, policy, and politics weighing in on the singular most deadly threat to American society that mainstream media doesn't want to talk about.
The aim of the film is to encourage critical thought about justice by highlighting Hip Hop artists and activists who speak about injustice in all its forms. The film addresses food access and food deserts, nutritional and environmental racism, diet-related diseases, racial disparities of disease, government corruption, animal cruelty, climate change and ultimately how the influence of Hip Hop will save the world.
Milked
Watch Milked, the most comprehensive, shocking exposé of the dairy industry yet filmed! Stream free here.
Released in 2022, this documentary provides truly eye-opening insight into one of the most destructive industries on Earth, exposing the whitewash of New Zealand’s multi-billion-dollar dairy industry—and, by extension, the global dairy industry—in the process.
Young activist Chris Huriwai travels around New Zealand searching for the truth about how this source of national pride has become the nation’s biggest threat. It’s rapidly gone from a land with no cows to being the biggest exporter of dairy in the world, but the industry seems to be failing in every way possible.
Featuring interviews with high-profile contributors such as famed primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall, environmentalist and former actress Suzy Amis Cameron, and Cowspiracy co-director Keegan Kuhn, Milked reveals the behind-the-scenes reality of the New Zealand dairy farming fairy tale. It uncovers alarming information about the impacts of the industry on the environment and our health, leading up to the discovery that we’re on the edge of the biggest global disruption of food and agriculture in history.
An impactful global story told with a local eye, the film also points to what New Zealand and other countries can do to change their fate.
The Game Changers
Get inspired by this revolutionary documentary about meat, protein, and strength!
Executive produced by James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Jackie Chan, The Game Changers documents the explosive rise of plant-based eating in professional sports, mixing real-time, groundbreaking science with cinematic stories of struggle and triumph. The film features some of the strongest, fastest, and toughest athletes on the planet—and it’s backed by them, too!
Directed by Oscar-winner Louie Psihoyos, The Game Changers follows the story of James Wilks—elite Special Forces trainer and winner of The Ultimate Fighter—as he travels the world on a quest for the truth about meat, protein, and strength. Showcasing elite athletes, special ops soldiers, and visionary scientists, Wilks’ journey exposes outdated myths about food that not only affect human performance, but the health of the entire global population.
Animal rights speeches
The Speech YouTube Doesn't Want You To See
Reposted after reaching nearly 1,000,000 people, watch the speech that was suppressed just as it started going viral.
Philip Wollen: Animals Should Be Off The Menu
One of the greatest animal rights orations ever given, delivered by animal rights activist, philanthropist, and former VP of Citibank, Philip Wollen!
The Sword of Justice, The Torch of Reason
Considered by some to be the greatest animal rights speech of all time, delivered by Tom Regan, author of The Case for Animal Rights.
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