‘MILKED’: New documentary exposes ‘whitewash of New Zealand’s dairy fairytale’
From a land of no cows to becoming the national pride of New Zealand, the movie Milked chronicles the industry’s rise and ongoing cover-up of its environmental, ethical, and health impact.
SALLY HO: Milked, a new documentary film following the journey of activist Chris Huriwai, is set to expose the “whitewash” of New Zealand’s multibillion-dollar dairy industry. From a land of no cows to becoming the national pride of New Zealand, the movie chronicles the industry’s rise and ongoing cover-up of its environmental, ethical, and health impact…
“MILKED reveals the behind-the-scenes reality of the kiwi dairy farming fairy-tale,” reads the synopsis of the film. “It uncovers alarming information about the impacts of the industry on the environment and health, leading up to the discovery that we’re on the edge of the biggest global disruption of food and agriculture in history”…
Describing New Zealand’s dairy farming sector as the “nation’s biggest threat” today, Milked is set to shock audiences for the first time at the Isaac Theatre Royal in Christchurch on November 6, before being screened throughout the month during the upcoming NZ International Film Festival at Whānau Mārama.
Producer and presenter Chris Huriwai embarks on an investigation across Aotearoa, the Māori name for New Zealand, focusing on the destructive impact animal farming is having on the environment. But quite soon into the Milked team’s investigation into the reality of livestock farming in New Zealand, Huriwai realises that dairy, which New Zealand is the world’s largest exporter of, was the “story to tell”…
In the film, Huriwai is joined by high-profile names in the environmental movement, conducting interviews with renowned primatologist and conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall, as well as Suzy Amis Cameron, the former actress turned environmentalist married to Avatar filmmaker James Cameron…
Recent statistics published in the Meat Atlas 2021 report, the five biggest meat and dairy firms in the world—one of them being New Zealand’s dairy giant Fonterra—are together responsible for more emissions than oil majors like BP or ExxonMobil. Another dairy firm, Dairy Farmers of America, is another one of the top five firms ousted in the report. SOURCE…
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