Earthlings - I Watched It

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone,

 

Thank you all for your feedback on 'Earthlings'. I finally got around

to watching it on Saturday. Wow! It's quite a film.

 

The images around the Food section were absolutely horrifying. After

Food, it was a little easier to watch.

 

What were my thoughts? Firstly, I always have issues around films or

books regarding vegan diets and animal cruelty. I love the work that

Dr. Neil Barnard and PCRM are doing, but get frustrated that he

doesn't address any issue other than diet and health. If people make

the switch to a vegan diet to lose weight or reverse diabtes, they

generally go back to meat because there isn't a deep enough connection

- like animal cruelty, environmental impact, spirituality, social

justice and like. Without incorporating the whole picture, people

generally don't stick with it.

 

That being said, I had a few issues with the film. You had to go

through the extras (on page two) to get Solutions. This is a big

mistake. I get that it's clear that you don't want to partake of any

of the industries covered in the film, but if you are a meat eater or

leather wearer, you need some suggestions. How difficult would it have

been to mention PETA or PCRM for vegetarian starter kits, for example.

 

After all of my complaints, I realized that the key to the film is

animal cruelty. Whenever I get asked why I am a vegan, I always have

to use animal cruelty last. People just don't care about animals. I

have had some success when it comes to the environment or social

justice, but not when it comes to animal suffering. This film can go a

large way towards making animal cruelty a real issue in people's (and

the culture's minds). It is important to get this movie out to the

general public.

 

I will be talking to Shaun Monson, the director of the film this week.

My wife and I started a public relations agency focused on animal

welfare, spirituality, health and wellness, green technologies, vegan

foods, et al. So, I am hoping to help get the film some press.

 

You may be interested in one of our clients. 'Raw for 30 Days'. It's a

feature length documentary that follows six Americans with diabetes.

They are put on a 100% raw, vegan diet for 30 days. The film will not

be completed til Spring '08. Check out the trailer if you get a moment

- www.rawfor30days.com

 

Another movie that might be of interest is 'Behind the Mask'. It's a

feautre length documentary about The Animal Liberation Front and other

animal activists. Shanon Keith, the filmmaker is an animal rights

attorney in Los Angeles. We will be handling the PR for the film.

Check out the preview on her site - http://www.uncagedfilms.com/

 

Best,

Gary

[Guest guest]

> Another movie that might be of interest is 'Behind the Mask'. It's a

> feautre length documentary about The Animal Liberation Front and other

> animal activists. Shanon Keith, the filmmaker is an animal rights

> attorney in Los Angeles. We will be handling the PR for the film.

> Check out the preview on her site - http://www.uncagedfilms.com/

>

> Best,

> Gary

>

 

Gary

Wow! Thank you so much for posting! I agree with you about everything

except that mentioning PETA in Earthlings would be good - LOL. I'd

mention Vegan Outreach or something less apalling to most people. I'm

into animal rights and I cannot stand PETA, overall, for their

exploitation of women to somehow address the exploitation of animals as

being wrong, etc. But that is neither here nor there. I wanted to say

that I have had the trailer for Raw For 30 Days on my myspace page for

months and months, and I WOULD LOVE to know when it's available. Plus,

I LOVE Behind The Mask! One of my best friends who is a lawyer and now

the executive director of Sea Shepherd (with Captain Paul Watson!) sent

it to me for my birthday a year ago. It's amazing. I agree with you

that no matter how much people " say " they are animal lovers, people do

not care AT ALL about animals when it comes down to it. It's extremely

disheartening, and where my heart is really at. But I basically wanted

to thank you for posting, again, and to say thank you for all the hard

work you are clearly doing in so many great arenas. Wonderful and

uplifting to see! SINCERELY, Erica

[Guest guest]

Hi Erica,

 

Agreed that PETA has issues. However, they have accomplished some very

important changes on behalf of animals. Quite a few large corporations

are no longer supporting animal testing as a result of their work.

Heck, PETA has twenty websites without their name mentioned in the

URLs that they could have mentioned. Asking SAD eaters to move to a

vegetarian diet is beyond comprehension to most. I usually get quizzed

for fifteen minutes about what I can and cannot eat, what constitutes

a meal, etc. They need to see food and meals in a new way. This is not

easy without help. That's all I was advocating.

 

'Raw for 30 Days' probably won't be released until the Summer of '08,

once they have a distributor. I am hoping to see the next rough cut in

a week or so. They are compiling a compendium DVD to be used as a " how

to " reverse diabetes and other chronic diseases. I believe they have

over 30 interviews with medical doctors, raw food chef preps, raw food

leaders and celebrities. They are hoping to complete it mid-November.

I'll let you know when it is completed.

 

I really loved your website. Thanks for all of the videos on your

Resource page.

 

Best,

Gary

http://www.evolotuspr.com

 

 

 

rawfood , " Erica " <schoolofrawk wrote:

>

>

> > Another movie that might be of interest is 'Behind the Mask'. It's a

> > feautre length documentary about The Animal Liberation Front and other

> > animal activists. Shanon Keith, the filmmaker is an animal rights

> > attorney in Los Angeles. We will be handling the PR for the film.

> > Check out the preview on her site - http://www.uncagedfilms.com/

> >

> > Best,

> > Gary

> >

>

> Gary

> Wow! Thank you so much for posting! I agree with you about everything

> except that mentioning PETA in Earthlings would be good - LOL. I'd

> mention Vegan Outreach or something less apalling to most people. I'm

> into animal rights and I cannot stand PETA, overall, for their

> exploitation of women to somehow address the exploitation of animals as

> being wrong, etc. But that is neither here nor there. I wanted to say

> that I have had the trailer for Raw For 30 Days on my myspace page for

> months and months, and I WOULD LOVE to know when it's available. Plus,

> I LOVE Behind The Mask! One of my best friends who is a lawyer and now

> the executive director of Sea Shepherd (with Captain Paul Watson!) sent

> it to me for my birthday a year ago. It's amazing. I agree with you

> that no matter how much people " say " they are animal lovers, people do

> not care AT ALL about animals when it comes down to it. It's extremely

> disheartening, and where my heart is really at. But I basically wanted

> to thank you for posting, again, and to say thank you for all the hard

> work you are clearly doing in so many great arenas. Wonderful and

> uplifting to see! SINCERELY, Erica

>

[Guest guest]

> Hi Erica,

>

> Agreed that PETA has issues. However, they have accomplished some

very

> important changes on behalf of animals. Quite a few large

corporations

> are no longer supporting animal testing as a result of their work.

> Heck, PETA has twenty websites without their name mentioned in the

> URLs that they could have mentioned. Asking SAD eaters to move to a

> vegetarian diet is beyond comprehension to most. I usually get

quizzed

> for fifteen minutes about what I can and cannot eat, what

constitutes

> a meal, etc. They need to see food and meals in a new way. This is

not

> easy without help. That's all I was advocating.

>

> 'Raw for 30 Days' probably won't be released until the Summer

of '08,

> once they have a distributor. I am hoping to see the next rough

cut in

> a week or so. They are compiling a compendium DVD to be used as

a " how

> to " reverse diabetes and other chronic diseases. I believe they

have

> over 30 interviews with medical doctors, raw food chef preps, raw

food

> leaders and celebrities. They are hoping to complete it mid-

November.

> I'll let you know when it is completed.

>

> I really loved your website. Thanks for all of the videos on your

> Resource page.

>

> Best,

> Gary

> http://www.evolotuspr.com

>

>

Hey Thanks for responding. I have decided to be at peace supporting

individual acts of PETA (I would never challenge that they have made

some great strides, etc0, but just not endorsing them as a whole. I

love my site, too, and that is one of my favorite features on it. :-

) Thanks re: the movie - looking fwd to it! Erica