All tagged Animals
Every year in director Nevra Topcu's native Turkey, animals are sacrificed for Eid or Kurban Bayramı. As a vegan, the subject has always put her off. In “Kurban” (Sacrifice), our Short of the Week, she explores in greater depth the debates surrounding the practice. Watch it now for free.
Matt Wolf is the director of the newly released 'Spaceship Earth', the crazy story of Biosphere 2, a wild 90s experiment where eight people tried to survive for two years within a glass structure that recreated the earth's atmosphere, along with its plant and animal life.
Sila’s blind faith in other people, as demonstrated in the title quote, is a characteristic prevalent in young children. As we find out in ‘Riders of Destiny, when competing in a sport such as horse racing, it’s essential.
We asked Keegan Kuhn, co-director of “What The Health” and the incredibly successful “Cowspiracy”, what documentaries he recommends.
BAFTA-Winning director of “73 Cows” and “Test Subjects” Alex Lockwood joined us for episode 7 of What Are You Watching, from his home in Birmingham for the our latest Quarantine Edition.
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Remember your first digital pet? I bet your parents do… This 2000s craze is so deeply rooted in our imaginations that its iconic high-pitched sound alone will be enough to bring back the fits of joy (and panic!) that it so often delivered to its long-suffering owners - The Tamagotchi.
Every year, more than 100 million animals are killed in U.S. laboratories. However, in making his latest short film Test Subjects, BAFTA-winning director Alex Lockwood (73 Cows) says he was “shocked to find that animal testing when it comes to human health is 95 percent ineffective”. You can currently watch “Test Subjects” online for free!
