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​FINNGATE
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
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Executive Producer
Joaquin Phoenix
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Directed by
Casey Suchan
Denis Henry Hennelly
CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR
THE ANIMAL PEOPLE
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OFFICIAL SELECTION - WORLD PREMIERE
2019 AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL​
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OFFICIAL SELECTION - CLOSING FILM
WINNER - BEST OF FESTIVAL
2019 SANTA MONICA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
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OFFICIAL SELECTION
2020 SUNCINE BARCELONA
2020 NEW HAVEN DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL​
2021 ECOFALANTE FILM FESTIVAL
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“INCREDIBLE”
The Austin Chronicle
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“PROVOCATIVE”
The Boston Globe
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“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
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“COMPELLING”
The Intercept
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“POWERFUL”
Sightlines Magazine
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“EYE-OPENING... will stick with you long after you've watched.”
Shuffle
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THE 20 BEST FILMS OF 2019
Counter Punch
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