Chimpanzees: An Unnatural History - 60 minutes
At one time in the not-too-distant past, humans
were in the cross-hairs of science. Indigents, orphans, criminals, the
mentally ill, ethnic minorities, soldiers, and others have been the
subject of scientific experiments. They too were “like us,” but deemed
not enough “like us” to receive ethical and legal protection. The
history of chimps in our society is a history unlike any other. While
we are mesmerized by their likeness to our species and we have
continually found uses for chimps, we have rarely considered what they
wanted or needed, and have been often misled by this likeness to apply
the results of experiments on them to ourselves, with dire
consequences.
www.faunafoundation.org
http://curedisease.net/news/070401.shtml
www.adoptachimp.org
www.releasechimps.org
Greenpeace: "Making a Stand" - 48 Minutes
Explores what inspires people to risk their lives for their beliefs -
to sail a ship into a nuclear test zone, to get between a pod of whales
and an explosive harpoon, or to block bulldozers mowing down a forest.
This compelling documentary looks at the 35 year evolution of
Greenpeace from the early days of the environmental movement in the
1970s, to the front lines of a potentially dangerous campaign in
Argentina. Introduced by Greenpeace founder and editor of Shared-Vision Magazine,
Rex Weyler.
www.filmwest.com/
Frankensteer - 45 minutes
The Passionate Eye presents Frankensteer, a disturbing
documentary that reveals how the ordinary cow has been turned into
an antibiotic-dependent, hormone-laced potential carrier of toxic
bacteria, all in the name of cheaper food. Frankensteer exposes the
harsh and sometimes frightening realities of how our beef gets to
our table.
Email: info@paradigmpictures.com
www.bullfrogfilms.com/
www.beyondfactoryfarming.org/
Dr. Steven Best: Direct
Action and the Politics of Nature - 38 minutes
"There is a new civil war
brewing in America, a war over the politics of nature."
Dr. Steven Best is an Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy at
the University of Texas, El Paso. He has published numerous books and
dozens of articles and reviews in the areas of philosophy, cultural
criticism, mass media, social theory, postmodern theory, and animal
rights. He is a journalist for Animal Rights Online, and a featured
writer for Impact Press. He is also a founding member of the Center on
Animal Liberation Affairs, President of Stop Animal Neglect and
Exploitation (SANE), Vice President of the Vegetarian Society of El
Paso, faculty advisor for Cat University Rescue Effort (CURE), and has
his own radio show, Animal Concerns of Texas (ACT).
www.RattletheCage.org/
Eat Less Meat - It's Costing the Earth - 17 minutes
The Eat Less Meat campaign touches on many key
issues at the heart of today's sustainability debate. Produced by
Compassion in World Farming, UK
www.ciwf.org.uk/eatlessmeat/
The Dolphin Defender - 60
minutes
You will be swept away by wildlife filmmaker and ocean
conservationalist Hardy Jones' compelling and inspiring odyssey into
the dolphin universe. What started as a quest to communicate with these
beautiful, friendly, and intelligent creatures became a
twenty-five-year crusade to protect dolphins against man's greed.
www.shoppbs.org/
The Food and I - 15 minutes
The short film is a lighthearted discovery of the relationship our hero has with food, told through a series of
vignettes as confessions to her psychiatrist.
Non-Violence includes Animals -
27 minutes
by PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk, introduction by Dennis Kucinich
PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk's address to the International
Nonviolence Conference in Bethlehem asks us to open our minds to the
idea that the way we treat animals is a reflection of who we are as
individuals and as a society. Are we able to grasp the most basic
problems facing us as we attempt to resolve conflict? Facing our lack
of empathy toward others who are not like us is an interesting exercise
that requires us to confront our most ingrained prejudices—even as we
challenge others to confront theirs.
CD Run time: 40 minutes
DVD Run time: 27 minutes
http://www.peta.org