Animals running away from factory farms need all the support they can get, from activist protesters to caregivers in vegan sanctuaries. In this film you'll hear about actions of escape and animal resistance, such as those of Matilda the pig, but also those of Tilikum the orca, Tatiana the tiger, and Tyke the Elephant. You'll find an exploration of what animal sanctuaries are, what they try to achieve, what tensions they bring forward, and what possible futures they help materialize. And, by raising the voices of the Cuori Liberi antispeciesist activists from Italy, as they were defending the lives of pigs inside the sanctuary from the forces of the state, the film navigates just how entangled animal and human liberation are.
Sections:
00:16 Escape
02:00 Resistance
09:07 Sanctuary
13:02 Tensions
18:14 Trauma
23:03 Solidarity
27:31 Politics
This animated essay was produced by just wondering….
Director, Editor & Narrator - Aron Nor
Writer & Narrator - M. Martelli
Art Director & Illustrator - Mina Mimosa
Music Composer - Teodora Retegan
End Credits Music - Cuori Liberi by Alice Olivari, Valentina Rubini, feat. Francesca. Listen to the song on any platform: tinyurl.com/ascoltacuoriliberi
Sanctuaries that are relevant to the essay, either mentioned or referenced visually in the animated essay: Nima Sanctuary (RO), Sepale (RO), Spirit Animals Sanctuary (RO), Barn Sanctuary (US), Surge Sanctuary & Brinsley Animal Rescue (UK), VINE Sanctuary (US), Cuori Liberi (IT), Agripunk (IT). We encourage you to support them or the sanctuaries in your local area.
We drew some visual inspiration from Hartmut Kiewert’s paintings, whose Animal Utopia and Multispecies Future series of paintings we deeply admire.
The films referenced in the essay were: Rubi & Aram (RO), When Pigs Escape (UK).
Ideas about animal resistance are drawn from the writings of Sarat Colling and Jason Hribal, whose books are essential and unforgettable readings for animal liberationists. Their work offers more insights and reflections on the topic of animal resistance, and we can’t recommend them enough!
Ideas about animal sanctuaries come from previous research of the author and numerous books, articles and researchers, which you can check on the website.
You can read the transcript & check the bibliography here: www.justwondering.io/escape-r...
Gratitude to Marco Reggio for the helpful comments on the Cuori Liberi case.
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