There are sooooo many amazing resources out there nowadays for educating yourself about veganism. So for the days when you want to sit back with a cup of tea in front of the TV, I wanted to round up the best documentaries/movies out there at the moment.
This list includes documentaries/movies relating to health, the meat industry, animal agriculture, environmental impacts & more. I’ve included trailers so that you can get a feel of it before you actually watch it. And to make it better, most of these can be found on Netflix or youtube. Enjoy!
Cowspiracy: the sustainable secret (2014)
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret explores the impact of animal agriculture on environmental destruction. This was one of the first documentaries I ever watched relating to veganism and really helped me to understand the affect that the meat industry has on the planet.
Forks over knives (2011)
Forks Over Knives advocates a plant based diet in order to avoid or reverse several chronic diseases. I will always love this film because it was the documentary that turned me vegan back in 2014.
Okja (2017)
Okja is definitely one of my favourites and makes you look at animals as actual beings instead of just another number. Meet Mija, a young girl who risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend – a fascinating animal named Okja.
What the health (2017)
What the Health is the groundbreaking follow-up film from the creators of the award-winning documentary Cowspiracy. The film exposes the collusion and corruption in government and big business that is costing us trillions of healthcare dollars, and keeping us sick.
Vegucated (2011)
Vegucated is a 2011 American documentary film that explores the challenges of converting to a vegan diet. It “follows three meat- and cheese-loving New Yorkers who agree to adopt a vegan diet for six weeks.”
Fed up (2014)
Fed Up focuses on the causes of obesity in the US, presenting evidence showing that the large quantities of sugar in processed foods are an overlooked root of the problem.
Fat, sick & nearly dead (2010)
Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead is a 2010 American documentary film which follows the 60-day journey of Australian Joe Cross across the United States as he follows a juice fast to regain his health under the care of Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Nutrition Research Foundation’s Director of Research.
Fat, sick & nearly dead 2 (2014)
In Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead 2 we meet Joe Cross again who examines how to make healthy habits last. Joe meets with experts who present realistic solutions to make long-term sustainable improvements to eating behaviours and overall health.
Food choices (2016)
Food Choices in a documentary that follows filmmaker Michal Siewierski as he explores the impact that food choice has on people’s health, the health of our planet and on the lives of other species sharing our world.
Food inc (2008)
Food Inc is an unflattering look inside America’s corporate controlled food industry.
Food matters (2008)
Food Matters examines how the food we eat can help or hurt our health. Nutritionists, naturopaths, doctors, and journalists weigh in on topics organic food, food safety, raw foodism, and nutritional therapy.
Fast food nation (2016)
Fast Food Nation focuses on the health risks involved in the fast food industry and its environmental and social consequences as well.
Blackfish (2013)
Blackfish is a documentary following the controversial captivity of killer whales, and its dangers for both humans and whales.
Earthlings (2005)
Earthlings uses hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, and chronicles the day-to-day practices of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit.
Speciesism (2013)
Speciesism is a movie about a young man begins investigating the underworld of “factory farming” and soon discovers a growing political and intellectual movement that considers animals as important as humans.
The ghosts in our machine (2013)
The Ghosts In Our Machine is a cinematic feature length documentary that illuminates the lives of individual animals living within the machine of our modern world.
Vegan everyday stories (2016)
Vegan Everyday Stories focuses on the lives of four amazing different people who are all vegan.
Vanishing of the bees (2009)
Vanishing of the bees is a story centred on the sudden disappearance of honey bees from beehives around the world, caused by the poorly understood phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder.
Crazy sexy cancer (2007)
Crazy Sexy Cancer follows the journey of Kris Carr as she changes her diet adopts a new, healthier way of life after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.
More than honey (2012)
More Than Honey takes a deeper look at the honeybee colonies around the world.
Meet your meat (2002)
Meet Your Meat is a 12 minute documentary about factory farming which leaves a lasting impression. It gives the viewer an insight into the exploitation of these helpless animals.
