Movie Night: Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret
| When |
Mar 05, 2025
from 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM |
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| Where | SAC Floyd Theater |
| Contact Name | Anna Dittman |
| Contact Phone | (270) 703-3037 |
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Join the UofL Sustainability Council for our Spring Into Sustainability Film Series with a free screening of Cowspiracy, which follows the shocking, yet humorous, journey of an aspiring environmentalist, as he daringly seeks to find the real solution to the most pressing environmental issues and true path to sustainability.
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret is a groundbreaking feature-length environmental documentary following intrepid filmmaker Kip Andersen as he uncovers the most destructive industry facing the planet today – and investigates why the world’s leading environmental organizations are too afraid to talk about it.
Animal agriculture is the leading cause of deforestation, water consumption and pollution, is responsible for more greenhouse gases than the transportation industry, and is a primary driver of rainforest destruction, species extinction, habitat loss, topsoil erosion, ocean “dead zones,” and virtually every other environmental ill. Yet it goes on, almost entirely unchallenged.
As Andersen approaches leaders in the environmental movement, he increasingly uncovers what appears to be an intentional refusal to discuss the issue of animal agriculture, while industry whistleblowers and watchdogs warn him of the risks to his freedom and even his life if he dares to persist.
As eye-opening as Blackfish and as inspiring as An Inconvenient Truth, this shocking yet humorous documentary reveals the absolutely devastating environmental impact large-scale factory farming has on our planet, and offers a path to global sustainability for a growing population.
2014 ‧ Documentary ‧ 1h 31m
Upcoming in the Series:
- Don't Look Up - Monday, March 24th, 6pm, SAC Floyd Theater
- Princess Mononoke - Wednesday, April 2nd, 6pm, SAC Floyd Theater
