{"id":777478,"date":"2025-01-31T09:02:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T14:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=777478"},"modified":"2025-01-31T09:55:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T14:55:19","slug":"food-for-thought-new-documentary-film-explores-the-growth-of-the-vegan-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=777478","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Food for Thought&#8217;: New documentary film explores the growth of the vegan movement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<blockquote  class=\"bs-quote bs-quote-1 bsq-t1 bsq-s1 bsq-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"quote-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>The new documentary 'Food for Thought' delves into the ethical and environmental reasons for going vegan and the impact veganism could have on the world. It explores the growth of the vegan movement through interviews with animal rights activists, philanthropists, athletes, plant-based food developers, podcasters, and rock stars.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>CLAIRE HAMLETT:<\/strong> A new film set to premiere this month is described as an \u201cuplifting\u201d and \u201cunique\u201d look at the driving forces behind the vegan movement and its impact on the world. Food for Thought is a feature-length documentary by actor and Born Free Foundation patron Dan Richardson and director Giles Alderson.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>It explores the growth of the vegan movement around the world through interviews with animal rights activists, philanthropists, athletes, plant-based food developers, podcasters, and rock stars. They include CEO of Compassion in World Farming Philip Lymbery, Beyond Meat founder Ethan Brown, and YouTuber and personal trainer Paul Kerton, AKA Hench Herbivore&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Food for Thought delves into the ethical and environmental reasons for going vegan and the impact veganism could have on the world. The film follows Richardson and Alderson as they travel around conducting interviews and visiting an animal sanctuary&#8230; \u201cIt is an incredible journey and if we can make a few people eat less meat because of it then I will be overjoyed,\u201d said Alderson. \u201cIt was a really emotional project to be a part of.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>\u201cAmong our top priorities was to create something unique in the genre,\u201d Richardson, who co-directed and co-produced Food for Thought, said in a statement. \u201c[W]e were determined from day one that, while we hope to take the audience on a journey on which they\u2019ll find themselves both laughing and crying, Food For Thought would ultimately be a positive and uplifting film and one which would leave people feeling understood, included and hopeful&#8221;. <a href=\"https:\/\/plantbasednews.org\/culture\/film\/vegan-documentary-food-for-thought\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SOURCE&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>RELATED VIDEO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nEkFfRS218o?si=hXDHgLMHX6sxgoIl\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CLAIRE HAMLETT: A new film set to premiere this month is described as an \u201cuplifting\u201d and \u201cunique\u201d look at the driving forces behind the vegan movement and its impact on the world. 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