Eating Our Way to Extinction
Directed byLudo Brockway, Otto Brockway
Release date
  • October 1, 2021 (2021-10-01)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Eating Our Way to Extinction is a 2021 documentary film, which looks at the problem of unsustainable meat production and its effects on the environment.

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a rating of 88%.[1]

Synopsis

The film addresses the problem of unsustainable meat production and highlights the consequences such as deforestation, increasing air and water pollution, and the resulting destruction of resources. According to a Spectrum Culture review, it is a disturbing but necessary documentary that reminds viewers of the link between human diet and human greed and the brink of environmental collapse that we are facing today.[2]

The film combines journalism, scientific quotes and graphics, personal interviews and investigative reporting, following in the footsteps of other climate change films like Cowspiracy and Seaspiracy.[2][3]

The documentary conveys the following key messages:[4]

  • The oceans are being overfished and polluted by abandoned fishing nets. We rely on oceanic organisms for much of the oxygen we breathe and must keep them healthy.
  • Animal agriculture is widely acknowledged as a likely point of origin for the next global pandemic.
  • Governing entities are funded and manipulated by the animal agriculture industry which pours millions of dollars into lobbying and politics.
  • Animal agriculture is a leading cause of deforestation.
  • Eating a whole-food, plant-based diet is healthy for people across life stages and even athletes thrive on this diet.
  • In order to ensure that the environment survives as we know it for generations to come, we must make changes.
  • The most impactful personal change we can make is to adopt a plant-based diet.

Production

The film was directed by Ludo Brockway and Otto Brockway. It stars Kate Winslet (narrator), Richard Branson and Sylvia Earle, among others.[5][6] The film was released on October 1, 2021.[1]

Translations

The original language of the film is English. However, it is also available for free in German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Hebrew, Korean, Mongolian, Indonesian, Arabic and Persian.[4][7]

Accolades

Eating Our Way to Extinction is the winner of the 2022 Environmental Media Award for the best documentary film.[8] It also won the 2022 International Green Film Award of the Cinema for Peace Awards.[9]

The documentary was recommended for teaching to inform students about climate change impacts on a global level.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Eating Our Way to Extinction - Rotten Tomatoes". rottentomatoes.com. 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  2. 1 2 Yadav, Tejas (2021-09-16). "Eating Our Way to Extinction". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  3. ↑ White, Cat (2023). The Imperfect Vegan : Making a Difference on a (mostly) Plant-based Diet. ISBN 978-0-6459335-2-9.
  4. 1 2 Animal, Sinergia (2023-02-03). ""Eating Our Way to Extinction": What it's about and where to watch it". Sinergia Animal. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  5. ↑ "A New Kate Winslet-Narrated Documentary Asks: Are We Eating Our Way To Extinction?". British Vogue. 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  6. ↑ "Eating Our Way to Extinction". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  7. ↑ "Movie | Eating Our Way To Extinction". eating2extinction.com. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  8. ↑ "EMA Awards". Environmental Media Association. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  9. ↑ "Awards 2022". Cinema for Peace Foundation. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  10. ↑ Bendl, Tomáš (2023-10-24). "Storytelling within Documentaries as a Tool for Teaching Climate Change Impacts". The Geography Teacher: 1–5. doi:10.1080/19338341.2023.2261451. ISSN 1933-8341.
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