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HBO Documentary About PETA Wins at HIFF
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The folks at the Hamptons International Film Festival just announced that "I Am an Animal," the forthcoming documentary about PETA and Ingrid Newkirk, has been named Best Documentary! It's not actually coming out on HBO until next month — and I haven't seen it, so I can't tell you all that much about it — but I can definitely recommend checking out this interview with Ingrid and the film's director, Matthew Galkin. It looks like it's going to be a hell of a film. The HIFF people certainly seemed to think so anyway.
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This film needs to be seen to counteract all the lies portrayed by mainstream media.
Please find a way to make this available to the general public.
People need to see what true compassion is.
Posted by: EAS | October 25, 2007 09:58 AM
Way to go!!
Posted by: Carla | October 25, 2007 10:29 AM
I can't wait to see it! Thanks for posting the interview Jack!
Posted by: HadleyJ | October 25, 2007 10:44 AM
Do my homework! Either Schoppenhauer or Schweitzer said (in rough translation), "Kindness to animals is such an unarguable sign of goodness that you can be sure that a person who is cruel to animals is not a good person."
Posted by: Ric | October 25, 2007 11:32 AM
I can't wait to see this! It sounds great!!!
Posted by: Denise Anderson | October 25, 2007 01:10 PM
this interview rocks. can't wait to see the movie. im so proud of ingrid and peta.
Posted by: farah | October 25, 2007 04:55 PM
this interview rocks. can't wait to see the movie. im so proud of ingrid and peta.
Posted by: farah | October 25, 2007 04:55 PM
I wish abc, nbc, cbs, fox or SOMBODY would air this on national television. Debbie GO PETA!!!!!!!
Posted by: debbie | October 25, 2007 06:22 PM
If I don't have HBO where can I see the movie?
Posted by: Kyle | October 25, 2007 06:54 PM
Congratulations! This makes me very happy.
Posted by: Elizabeth | October 25, 2007 06:55 PM
what did ingrid do to her arm?
Posted by: thepangolin | October 25, 2007 07:36 PM
what did ingrid do to her arm?
Posted by: thepangolin | October 25, 2007 07:36 PM
I'm super excited about this movie "I'm An Animal". Please keep us posted Jack! So how long is this movie, 90mins?
Posted by: Niranjan | October 25, 2007 08:14 PM
I hope this film makes a great impact on viewers and it changes many minds in favor of animal liberation.
EAS
I agree!
Posted by: Ana | October 26, 2007 04:26 PM
The DVD website The Digital Bits(www.thedigitalbits.com) announced the DVD release date of the film several weeks ago....sorry, I can't remember the exact date reported, however I noted that it was in December...I'm looking forward to seeing it myself!
JG
Toronto
Posted by: JG | October 26, 2007 08:19 PM
From my heart I thank you for this film. Please keep me posted. I just saw the photo of the hog being hung from chains. I just couldn't bear to watch the video. I am amazed daily at how life can function... as though everything were all right while all the suffering that humans cause to animals. I do believe exposure like this film will help greatly to inform and change hearts.
Posted by: Janet Nilsen | October 26, 2007 08:19 PM
Most HBO documentaries are eventually available on dvd at rental and sales outlets after a time.
(Take a look now at the excellent HBO documentary DEALING DOGS about the pet/lab animal trade. It's available at rental places or ask your library to order it.)
Posted by: kelly | October 26, 2007 11:50 PM
And here preorder from HBO http://store.hbo.com/sm-i-am-an-animal-the-story-of-ingrid-newkirk-and--pi-2831569.html
Posted by: kelly | October 26, 2007 11:51 PM
I am hoping it will reach people who want to hide from facts. I have many friends who really love animals but when I begin to tell them the things I know they say, "Don't tell me--I don't even want to know." When I email them PETA pages and asked if they have read them they say they could bear to do so. It is hard for me, even with all I know, to look at some of the videos but without knoweldge we are indeed powerless- and stupid. That is the mentality that allows our government to run all over us. I worry sometimes that PETA is only reaching the choir. Hopefully, HBO can change that.
Posted by: maggy | October 27, 2007 09:04 AM
Maggy,
Totally agree with you, I have the same problems with my family and friends, all like to put their heads in the sand.
I wish this movie would air in Australia.
Posted by: Sonia | October 27, 2007 11:31 PM
I hope the media doesn't use censors! Fucking censors.
Posted by: Caboose | October 28, 2007 10:38 AM
Keep in mind this is NOT about Ingrid, it's about animals, of all kinds, and, kindness to them always...
Posted by: Keith | October 28, 2007 10:52 PM
....can be kind even if eaten.
Posted by: Caboose | October 29, 2007 11:38 PM
Please let us know how the general public will be abel to see this film.
Posted by: Mandy | October 31, 2007 04:08 PM