Cowspiracy facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret |
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| Directed by | Kip Andersen Keegan Kuhn |
| Produced by | Kip Andersen Keegan Kuhn |
| Starring | Kip Andersen Howard Lyman Richard Oppenlander Michael Pollan Michael Klaper Will Tuttle Will Potter |
| Cinematography | Keegan Kuhn |
| Editing by | Kip Andersen Keegan Kuhn |
| Release date(s) | June 26, 2014 (Los Angeles) |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret is a 2014 American documentary film produced and directed by Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn. The film explores the impact of animal agriculture on the environment—examining such environmental concerns as climate change, water use, deforestation, and ocean dead zones—and investigates the policies of several environmental organizations on the issue.
Cowspiracy has been criticized for falsely asserting that animal agriculture is the primary source of greenhouse gas emissions and environmental destruction, with other sources assessing the impact as being less than is stated in the film. The film won the Audience Choice Award at the 2015 South African Eco Film Festival and the Best Foreign Film Award at the 12th annual Festival de films de Portneuf sur l'environnement.
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Synopsis
The documentary was directed by Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn, and explores the impact of animal agriculture on the environment, and investigates the policies of environmental organizations on this issue. Environmental organizations investigated in the film include Greenpeace, Sierra Club, Surfrider Foundation, Rainforest Action Network, and Oceana.
Production
The film was crowdfunded on Indiegogo, with 1,449 contributors giving $117,092. This funding was 217% of their goal, and it allowed them to dub the film into Spanish and German and subtitle it into more than 10 other languages, including Chinese and Russian. Screenings are licensed through the distributor, as well as through the now-defunct Tugg Inc. website.
An updated version of the documentary, executive-produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, premiered globally on Netflix on September 15, 2015.
The 2017 documentary What the Health was written, produced, and directed by the same production team (Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn) as Cowspiracy.
Featured individuals
The following individuals were featured in the film:
- Michael Klaper (physician, author, advisor)
- Howard Lyman (former rancher, author, activist)
- lauren Ornelas (Food Empowerment Project)
- Michael Pollan (author, lecturer)
- William Potter (journalist)
- Kirk R. Smith (environmental health sciences)
- Josh Tetrick (founder of Hampton Creek)
- John Jeavons (biointensive agriculture advocate)
See also
In Spanish: Cowspiracy para niños
