Modern farms are struggling to keep a secret. Most of the animals used for food in the United States are raised in giant, bizarre factories, hidden deep in remote areas of the countryside.
Speciesism: The Movie director Mark Devries set out to investigate.
The documentary takes viewers on a sometimes funny, sometimes frightening adventure, crawling through the bushes that hide these factories, flying in airplanes above their toxic "manure lagoons," and coming face-to-face with their owners.
But this is just the beginning. In 1975, a young writer published a book arguing that no justifications exist for considering humans more important than members of other species. It slowly began to gain attention. Today, a quickly growing number of prominent individuals and political activists are adopting its conclusions. They have termed the assumption of human superiority
speciesism.
And, as a result, they rank these animal factories among the greatest evils in our history.
Speciesism: The Movie brings viewers face-to-face with the leaders of this developing movement, and, for the first time ever on film, fully examines the purpose of what they are setting out to do.
Speciesism: The Movie premieres September 18. Reserve your seat today!
Purchase tickets or pre-order the DVD here: http://speciesismthemovie.com/screenings/
All premieres include a Q&A session with Mark Davries and are at 7pm:
World Premiere: New York City, September 18, SVA Theatre
West Coast Premiere: Los Angeles, September 26, The Landmark
Northern California Premiere: San Francisco, September 30, Opera Plaza Cinema
Midwest Premiere: Chicago, October 2, Century Centre Cinema
Mid-Atlantic Premier: Washington, DC, October 10, E Street Cinema
