Reading and Media Resources

This influential documentary chronicles the story of Tilikum, an orca who was held in captivity by SeaWorld and who killed several people while there. The film offers close consideration of the...

An upclose and non-narrated view of the life of Luma, a dairy cow on a British farm.

Documentary about the undercover investigation of the Wiles Hog Farm by the Humane Farming Association, and the resulting trial on charges of cruelty to animals.

Making use of drones, as well as hidden and handheld cameras, this documentary reports on the current realities of modern animal agriculture, and places these observations within a context of...

A deeply harrowing film about the horrific ways animals are mistreated in various settings around the world. The film has been very influential in the lives of many animal activists.

Featuring Natalie Portman and Jonathan Safran Foer, this film exposes the harsh realities of modern factory farming with an eye toward reform.

Depicts the fictionalized true story of the work of naturalist Dian Fossey with the mountain gorillas of Rwanda. Directed by Michael Apted, starring Sigourney Weaver.

An upclose and non-narrated view of the life of Gunda, a breeding Animpig in a traditional, non-factory, pork production farm.

Documentary about the international trade of captive orcas.

A documentary focusing on the development of cultivated meat, featuring an in depth portrait of Uma Valeti, founder of Upside Foods (formerly Memphis Meats.)