documentaries
Forks Over Knives
Forks Over Knives is an American advocacy film that advocates a low-fat, whole-food, plant-based diet as a way to avoid or reverse several chronic diseases. The film recommends a “whole foods plant-based” diet and stresses that processed foods and all oils should be avoided. This is sometimes confused with a vegan diet, which in practice can be very different. Free starter guide can be found here.
The Engine 2 Kitchen Rescue
In The Engine 2 Kitchen Rescue, Join Rip Esselstyn, former Texas firefighter and bestselling author, as he teaches the White and Wali families the basics of a whole-food, plant-based diet.
A former firefighter and triathlete, is an American health activist and food writer. He is the author of The Engine 2 Diet (2009) and My Beef With Meat (2013).
His father, Dr Esselstyn, is known as an advocate of a whole-foods, plant-based diet, one that omits meat, fish, eggs, dairy and processed foods. He calls it a “plant strong” diet, a term he has trademarked. He appeared in the 2011 documentary about plant-based nutrition, Forks Over Knives.
Forks Over Knives: Extended Interviews
The Extended Interviews is Part 2 of the acclaimed Forks Over Knives which started it all. This version extends the interviews by further examining the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods.
PlantPure Nation
The documentary film PlantPure Nation tells the story of three people on a quest to spread the message of one of the most important health breakthroughs of all time. After renowned nutritional scientist and bestselling author T. Colin Campbell gives a stirring speech on the floor of the Kentucky House of Representatives, his son, Nelson, and Kentucky State Representative Tom Riner work together to propose a pilot program documenting the health benefits of a plant-based diet. Once the legislation goes into Committee, agribusiness lobbyists kill the plan. Undeterred, Nelson decides to try his own pilot project in his hometown of Mebane, North Carolina.
Best Speech You Will Ever Hear
Best Speech You Will Ever Hear. Gary Yourofsky’s entire inspirational speech held at Georgia Tech in summer of 2010. Listen to this amazing speaker who will blow away the myths, fill your mind with interesting facts, and help you make ethical choices for a healthy heart and soul. His charismatic and straightforward style is one of a kind – a must-see for anyone who cares about nonhuman animals or wishes to make the world a better place.
Cowspiracy
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret is a groundbreaking feature-length environmental documentary following intrepid filmmaker Kip Andersen as he uncovers the most destructive industry facing the planet today – and investigates why the world’s leading environmental organizations are too afraid to talk about it.