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Live and Let Live (2013 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Live and Let Live' is a 2013 documentary film by German filmmaker and director Marc Pierschel., '[http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/corso-gespraech-leben-und-leben-lassen.807.de.html?dram:article_id=287860 Corso-Gesprch: Leben und Leben lassen]'. deutschlandfunk, 30 May 2014 The film follows several vegan activists and interviews vegan proponents. The documentary explores the reasons for adopting veganism and how people live according to this lifestyle.
Synopsis
The documentary film examines the relationship that humans have with animal by following six different individuals who moved to veganism for different reasons. With, for example, a butcher who became a vegan chef, a factory farmer who started a farm sanctuary, a professional athlete who changed his complete diet, and activists for the animal rights movement Animal Equality. Besides the film explores the history of veganism and the ethical, environmental and health reasons why people become vegan by interviewing proponents of the vegan movement., '[http://www.redandblack.com/variety/live-and-let-live-the-intersection-of-animals-and-society/article_968949b2-b87c-11e4-b2cd-532c1b13fadb.html 'Live and Let Live:' The intersection of animals and society]'. The Red and Black, 21 February 2015, seen on 1 March 2015, '[http://www.vegan-news.de/live-and-let-live-interview-pierschel-film/ Live And Let Live Das Interview mit Marc Pierschel kurz vor der Premiere]'. vegannews.de, 13 October 2013, seen on 1 March 2015
Accolades
In 2014 the movie was screened, among other places, at the 19th Milano Film Festival,[http://www.milanofilmfestival.it/film_2014.php?id=36866 Live and Let Live]. Milano Film Festival - 414 September 2014, seen on 1 March 2015 'Tage des unabhngigen Films' in Augsburg[http://www.filmtage-augsburg.de/tuf_filmueb.php 24. Tage des unabhngigen Films Augsburg 2014: Di, 6.5. bis So, 11.5.2014] . Filmtage-augsburg.de, d.d., seen on 10 March 2015 and the Utopianale Filmfestival in Hannover.[http://www.letlivefilm.com/en/screenings/ Screenings]. Letlivefilm.com, seen on 1 March 2015 It became an official selection of Crossroads Film Festival, and was nominated for a 'Cosmic Angel' at the Cosmic Cine Film Festival.[http://newsage.de/2014/03/live-and-let-live/ Live and let Live: Nominiert fr Cosmic Angel 2014]. Newsage.de, seen on 1 March 2015[http://www.letlivefilm.com/en/ letlivefilm.com], seen on 1 March 2015
Appearances
The documentary stars the notable appearance of Jonathan Balcombe (ethologist and biologist); T. Colin Campbell (professor of nutritional biochemistry and writer of 'The China Study'); Melanie Joy (sociologist and psychologist, on the ideology of carnism); Will Potter (journalist and author of 'Green Is The New Red'); Peter Singer (professor of bioethics); Tom Regan (distinguished professor of philosophy on animal rights); Gary Francione (distinguished professor of law on 'abolitionism'); George Rodger (chair of The Vegan Society); and Jack Lindquist (professional track cyclist and vegan).[http://www.letlivefilm.com/en/cast/ cast]. Letlivefilm.com, seen on 1 March 2015
See also
* List of vegan media
References
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