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Al Cecere, founder of the American Eagle Foundation

By | March 7, 2018 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, General | No comments

Al Cecere—founder and president of the American Eagle Foundation (AEF), a Tennessee-based nonprofit dedicated to bald eagle rehabilitation, recovery, and breeding programs—recalls seeing an Associated Press photo showing more than 20 dead bald eagles that had been shot by poachers, and how that propelled him into taking action which led to launching AEF. Read more…

John Corry, producer of “PlantPure Nation” and “Forks Over Knives”

By | October 25, 2017 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Health & Behavior, Legislation, Vegetarian/Vegan | No comments

John Corry—a veteran filmmaker and producer whose credits include “Forks Over Knives”; he also produced “PlantPure Nation,” a documentary screening at the 8th Annual Tampa Bay Veg Fest, Nov. 4 at Cotanchobee Fort Brooke Park—recalls how he began his career shepherding TV and film projects. Read more…

Fern Levitt, director of “Sled Dogs”

By | July 26, 2017 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Dogs, General | 2 Comments

Fern Levitt—the director of “Sled Dogs,” a documentary that provides a behind-the-scenes examination of both the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and commercial operations in Canada and the U.S. that provide opportunities for recreational dog sledding—recalls how one of those recreational outings she took with her husband, including seeing that the dogs are kept outside and chained nearly 24/7, planted the seeds of the film. Read more…

Ginger Kathrens, wild-horse advocate, filmmaker, executive director of The Cloud Foundation

By | April 19, 2017 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, General, Horses, Legislation | No comments

Ginger Kathrens —wild-horse advocate, filmmaker, and executive director of The Cloud Foundation—discusses the mustang, Cloud, who is the focus of three of her films, and the namesake of the Foundation she founded, whose stated mission is dedication “to the preservation of wild horses and burros on public lands, with a special focus on Cloud’s herd in the Pryor Mountains of Montana.” Read more…

Keegan Kuhn, co-director of “What the Health”

By | March 15, 2017 | Actors & Filmmakers, Advocates, Factory Farming, General, Health & Behavior, Vegetarian/Vegan | No comments

Keegan Kuhn—half of the filmmaking duo behind the award-winning documentary, “Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret,” and whose new film is “What the Health”—discusses the impact and acclaim generated by “Cowspiracy,” and how, rather than feeling intimidated by the success in approaching the next project, he and partner Kip Andersen largely viewed this new movie as an important extension of the previous one. Read more…

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