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DOCUMENTARY
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT:
THE ANIMAL PEOPLE
THE ANIMAL PEOPLE, from Academy Award-winning Executive Producer Joaquin Phoenix, follows the journey of six young activists who find themselves indicted as terrorists by the United States government. The reason: the activists' leadership of a controversial protest campaign aiming to close down the largest animal testing laboratory in the world. Featuring expansive interviews with the six activists spanning more than a decade, rare archival footage – including never-before-seen surveillance footage, wiretaps, and government documents, The Animal People is a chilling portrait of what happens when activism rattles the institutions of power.
Produced by
Mikko Alanne
Ari Solomon
Jorja Fox
Executive Producer
Joaquin Phoenix
Directed by
Casey Suchan
Denis Henry Hennelly
CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR
THE ANIMAL PEOPLE
OFFICIAL SELECTION - WORLD PREMIERE
2019 AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL
OFFICIAL SELECTION - CLOSING FILM
WINNER - BEST OF FESTIVAL
2019 SANTA MONICA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
OFFICIAL SELECTION
2020 SUNCINE BARCELONA
2020 NEW HAVEN DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
2021 ECOFALANTE FILM FESTIVAL
“INCREDIBLE”
The Austin Chronicle
“PROVOCATIVE”
The Boston Globe
“GUT-WRENCHING... GORGEOUS... The triumph of The Animal People is its ability to make audiences feel the seething rage of its central characters… should be required viewing.”
The Model American
“COMPELLING”
The Intercept
“POWERFUL”
Sightlines Magazine
“EYE-OPENING... will stick with you long after you've watched.”
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