Watch and Learn-40 Movies to Inspire and Educate
A Place at the Table—An examination of the issue of hunger in America focuses on the plight of three individuals from different parts of the country who struggle to find adequate nutrition
American Meat — A pro-farmer documentary about a grass-roots revolution in sustainable farming—starring Joel Salatin and his Polyface Farms.
The Animals Film— The Animals Film is a feature documentary film about the use of animals by human beings, directed by Victor Schonfeld and Myriam Alaux, and narrated by actress Julie Christie.
Blackfish—The story of Tilikum, a captive killer whale that has taken the lives of several people, underscores problems within the sea-park industry, man's relationship to nature, and how little has been learned about these highly intelligent mammals.
The Cove—This Oscar-winning film, shot by courageous activists, opens a huge window into one Japanese town where an industry herds and kills dolphins for meat. The film follows a former dolphin trainer for the TV show Flipper who wants to redeem himself for exploiting these highly intelligent and sensitive animals.
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret —Filmmakers Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn address the effects of cattle on the environment.
Crazy Sexy Cancer—The charismatic Kris Carr shares her journey through cancer to optimal health. She takes viewers through juicing, yoga, diet and all kinds of lifestyle changes with playful humor.
Earthlings—Earthlings dares you to watch it. This hard-hitting documentary, featuring Joaquin Phoenix, uses graphic footage to open people’s eyes to how animals are exploited for human uses.
Eating Your Alive—The connection between American dietary habits and the rise of chronic diseases.
Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead—Morbidly obese and stricken with an autoimmune disease, a man endeavors to drink only fruit and vegetable juice for 60 days in an effort to lose weight and reclaim his health.
Fed Up—Filmmaker Stephanie Soechtig and journalist Katie Couric investigate how the American food industry may be responsible for more sickness than previously realized.
Food for Change —Focuses on the food co-op movement in the U.S., including the way they are strengthening communities and helping the local economy.
Food, Inc. — Critique of America’s industrialized food production system featuring authors Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser.
Food Matters— The film presents the thesis that a selective diet can play a key role in treating a range of health conditions such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease and depression, often substituting for medical treatment. Furthermore, it tends to label the medical industry as a "sickness industry", which profits more from treating the symptoms of illness than curing the illness.
Forks Over Knifes — Examines whether degenerative diseases can be controlled or reversed by diets free of animal-based and processed foods.
Future of Food — The potential consequences of genetically modified foods (GMOs) on our future.
Fresh — Consumer choice and local food production are creating social and economic change, featuring urban farm activist Will Allen and farmer Joel Salatin.
The Ghosts in our Machine—Activist and photojournalist Jo-Ann McArthur uses her camera to document the plight of abused and exploited animals and advocate for their rights as sentient beings.
Go Further—In this documentary, actor and environmental activist Woody Harrelson joins an eclectic group, including a raw food chef, a hemp activist, a yoga teacher and iconic '60s author Ken Kesey as they travel down the Pacific Coast Highway in a bio-fueled bus. Along the way, the group speaks at various rallies and universities espousing the virtues of alternative fuels, progressive thinking and a healthy lifestyle, encountering both resistance and support from those they meet.
Hungry for Change— Filmmakers James Colquhoun, Laurentine Ten Bosch and Carlo Ledesma expose the diet industry's deceptive strategies designed to keep people from losing and keeping off weight.
In Organic We Trust— Filmmaker Kip Pastor talks with farmers, scientists and others to define what makes food organic, explores the truth behind the labels and marketing, and offers practical solutions to those who wish to change the way they eat.
King Corn — Two friends in the heartland learn about where their food comes from. Seeds of Freedom — Charts the story of seed, including the impact the industrial agricultural system and genetically modified seeds have on communities around the world.
Live and Let Live—Six people who have switched to veganism, including former butchers and factory farmers, share their stories to examine the relationship between animals and people.
Meet Your Meat —A documentary about factory farming created by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), narrated by Alec Baldwin, and directed by Bruce Friedrich and Cem Akin. The documentary explores the treatment of animals in modern animal agriculture (also known as industrial agriculture or factory farming).
More than Honey—Beekeepers, scientists and others discuss the world's declining bee population and what it may mean for modern society.
The Organic Life—A year in the life of an hopeful organic farmer and his skeptical girlfriend reveals that a changing climate, financial insecurity, demanding physical labor, and corporate agriculture threaten the sustainability of one of the world's most traditional livelihoods in modern-day America.
Peaceable Kingdom—Animal rescuers and activists battle against the cruelties of industrial farming.
The Perfect Human Diet—Journalist C.J.Hunt's global quest for a solution to the obesity epidemic and diet-related disease. It explores modern dietary science, previous historical findings, ancestral Journalist C.J.Hunt's global qnative diets and the emerging field of human dietary evolution.
PLANEAT— This documentary film discusses whether it is time to re-examine the love affair with meat and dairy. The story of three men's life-long search for a diet, which is good for our health, good for the environment and good for the future of the planet.
PlantPure Nation—Three people try to start a pilot program to document the health benefits of a plant-based diet.
The Real Dirt on Farmer John — Flamboyant farmer John Peterson transforms a dying family farm into a thriving CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farm.
Revolution—Filmmaker Rob Stewart sheds light on important environmental topics and suggests ways that people can work to curtail damage that has been done already.
Simply Raw—Six people with diabetes switch to a diet of vegan, organic and uncooked food to reverse the disease without medication.
Speciesism: The Movie—Filmmaker Mark Devries investigates factories that raise animals for consumption.
Super Size Me —Director Morgan Spurlock's social experiment in fast-food gastronomy sees him attempting to subsist uniquely on food from the McDonald's menu for an entire month. In the process his weight balloons, his energy level plummets and he experiences all sorts of unexpected -- and terrifying -- side effects. He also examines the corporate giant's growing role in the lives of American consumers and explores its methods of indoctrinating young people and its contribution to America's obesity epidemic.
Unlocking the Cage—Unlocking the Cage follows animal rights lawyer Steven Wise in his unprecedented challenge to break down the legal wall that separates animals from humans.
Vanishing of the Bees—Vanishing of the Bees follows commercial beekeepers David Hackenberg and Dave Mendes as they strive to keep their bees healthy and fulfill pollination contracts across the U.S. The film explores the struggles they face as the two friends plead their case on Capital Hill and travel across the Pacific Ocean in the quest to protect their honeybees.
Vegucated —The Vegucated crew follows three New Yorkers, from a variety of backgrounds, who go vegan for six weeks to discover the health benefits and bite off more than they can chew when they learn about the dirty side of the meat and dairy industries.
What’s on Your Plate?—Follows two 11-year-olds from New York City as they discover where their food comes from and learn more about sustainable food practices, including co-ops.
Sources: Food Coop Initiative, Your Daily Vegan, wikipedia, Getty Images
