‘Eating Our Way To Extinction’: New documentary narrated by Kate Winslet just releasedd
The cinematic feature documentary explores the environmental impact of diet. Specifically, bringing to light the destruction caused by animal agriculture in various corners of the world.
JEMIMA WEBBER: After years of planning, research, and collaboration, the highly anticipated documentary, Eating Our Way to Extinction, was released. The cinematic feature documentary explores the environmental impact of diet. Specifically, bringing to light the destruction caused by animal agriculture in various corners of the world. For example, the Amazon rainforest, the Mongolian desert, the Taiwanese Mountains, and the US Dust Bowl…
The filmmakers spoke to leading scientists and high-profile figures about the issue. Actor Kate Winslet narrates the film, and is also the executive director. Virgin Group’s Sir Richard Branson, former UN Special Rapporteur Olivier de Schutter, former Chief of NOAA Sylvia Earle, and philanthropist Tony Robbins feature in the film too. Physician Dr Michael Greger and NHS doctor Dr Gemma Newma are also involved, as well as specialists in nutrition, haematology, water management, economics, agriculture, virology, and arctic ice.
The filmmakers also spoke to Indigenous people in South America and Brazil, who are most affected by the climate crisis. Brockway and Galvin felt that it ‘would be really powerful’ to include those voices which are often not heard. “Most of the modern world has somewhat lost that connection to nature and to the planet in some way,” they explained. “[Indigenous] people very much still live in tune with nature and they see the cycles of the Earth and the cycles around them that have been relatively stable for hundreds and maybe even thousands of years – suddenly changing”…
But people are becoming more aware of the crisis, and thinking twice about what’s on their plate. This may be why Eating Our Way to Extinction reached #1 on the iTunes documentary chart in the UK based on pre-orders alone. Further, it snagged a spot in the top 10 on the global charts, the team said. SOURCE…
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