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Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret is a 2014 documentary film produced and directed by Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn. The film explores the impact of animal agriculture on the environment, and investigates the policies of environmental organizations on this issue. Environmental organizations investigated in the film include Greenpeace, Sierra Club, Surfrider Foundation, Rainforest Action Network, and many more.
The film was crowdfunded on IndieGoGo, with 1,449 contributors giving $117,092. This funding was 217% of their goal, and it allowed them to dub the film into Spanish and German and subtitle it into more than 10 other languages, including Chinese and Russian. Screenings are licensed through the distributor as well as on Tugg.
A new cut of the documentary, executive-produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, premiered globally on Netflix on September 15, 2015.
Journalist Chris Hedges stated that this film led him to become a vegan.
Original Release
07/01/2014
US Release
07/01/2014
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bruce Hamilton | Self - Sierra Club, Deputy Executive Director |
| Kip Andersen | Self - Film Co-Director / Self |
| Al Gore | Self - Former U.S. Vice President / Climate Change Activist |
| Heather Cooley | Self - Pacific Institute, Water Program Co-Director |
| Manucher Alemi | Self - CA Dept. Water Resources, Chief, Water Use and Efficiency Branch |
| Kamyar Guivetchi | Self - CA Dept. Water Resources, Statewide Integrated Water Management |
| Richard Oppenlander | Self - Environmental Researcher - Author, 'Food Choices and Sustainability (as Dr. Richard Oppenlander) |
| Kirk R. Smith | Self - Professor of Global Environmental Health, University of California Berkeley |
| Demosthenes Maratos | Self - The Sustainability Institute, at Molloy College |
| Will Tuttle | Self - Environmental and Ethics Author (as Dr. Will Tuttle) |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bruce Hamilton | Self - Sierra Club, Deputy Executive Director |
| Kip Andersen | Self - Film Co-Director / Self |
| Al Gore | Self - Former U.S. Vice President / Climate Change Activist |
| Heather Cooley | Self - Pacific Institute, Water Program Co-Director |
| Manucher Alemi | Self - CA Dept. Water Resources, Chief, Water Use and Efficiency Branch |
| Kamyar Guivetchi | Self - CA Dept. Water Resources, Statewide Integrated Water Management |
| Richard Oppenlander | Self - Environmental Researcher - Author, 'Food Choices and Sustainability (as Dr. Richard Oppenlander) |
| Kirk R. Smith | Self - Professor of Global Environmental Health, University of California Berkeley |
| Demosthenes Maratos | Self - The Sustainability Institute, at Molloy College |
| Will Tuttle | Self - Environmental and Ethics Author (as Dr. Will Tuttle) |
| Michael Pollan | Self - Best Selling Food Author, 'In Defense of Food' |
| Michael Besancon | Self - Former Whole Foods Market Executive |
| Chad Nelsen | Self - Surfrider Foundation, Environmental Director (as Dr. Chaed Nelsen) |
| Lisa Agabian | Self - Sea Shepherd Conservation Society |
| Lauren Ornelas | Self - Food Empowerment Project, Executive Director |
| Susan Hartland | Self - Sea Shepherd Conservation Society |
| Geoff Shester | Self - Oceana, California Program Director (as Dr. Geoff Shester) |
| Lindsey Allen | Self - Rainforest Action Network, Executive Director |
| Leila Salazar | Self - Amazon Watch, Program Director (as Leila Salazar Lopez) |
| Dorothy Stang | Self - Amazon Activist |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Kip Andersen | Executive Producer |
| Leonardo DiCaprio | Executive Producer |
| Jim Greenbaum | Executive Producer |
| Keegan Kuhn | Producer |
| Kip Andersen | Producer |
Editors
