Video Schedule

Friday, July 17th - Intro Videos and Q&A with Experts

Friday's daytime videos will provide an introduction to the many abuses inflicted on animals and experts will be available to answer questions.

Sections of the film EARTHLINGS will be used in the following sessions:

10:00am - Animal Abuse for Amusement (circuses, zoos, rodeos, animal racing & fighting)

Experts: Kathryn Doyle, Peter Muller

11:00am - Abuse of Animal Companions (dogs, cats, rabbits, horses, birds)

Experts: Christienne Metropole, Tamira Thayne

1:30am - Animal Abuse for Food/Clothes (factory farms & slaughterhouses)

Experts:  Lorri Houston, Nathan Runkle

2:30am - Animal Abuse for Science (biomedical education, testing, research)

Experts: Michael Budkie, Tony Carr

3:30pm - Abuse of Wildlife on Land & Water (animals killed in fields, forests, & water)

Experts: Jonny Vasic, Brian Vincent

5:30–6:30pm – Special Screening: SHAC - Time for Action 4 – Hankins

Saturday, July 18th - Videos Introduced by Speakers

9:00am - Animal Rights vs. Free Trade: New Challenges for the Obama Era presented by Adam Weissman

Description: Since the early nineties, free trade agreements have been the single most powerful weapon in efforts to undermine animal protection laws.  President Obama ran on a trade reform platform, pledging to renegotiate trade agreements like NAFTA, but has since shown little interest in making good on his campaign promises.  What can we do to ensure that 2009 be an opportunity to make progress on this issue and prevent Obama continuing Clinton & Bush's anti-animal trade policies? This slide presentation will outline the history of anti-animal trade policy, current hot issues, and strategies for effective action.

9:30am -I'm Vegan presented by Eric Prescott

Description: I'm Vegan is a series of short documentary profiles that will change the way people look at vegans and veganism. Featuring vegans from all walks of life, these vignettes will be distributed for free over the web so that they can be shared with the world through blogging, email, Facebook, Twitter, & so on.

10:00am - Eco-Eating, The Power of Your Plate presented by Hope Bohanec

Description: Most of us have heard that going vegan is good for the environment, but did you know that choosing plant food is significantly better for the planet than organic and locally sourced food? Citing peer-reviewed scientific studies, this presentation will explore the detrimental effects of animal agriculture on our environment.

10:30am - A Sacred Duty presented byLionel Friedberg

Description: Emmy-Award-winning producer, director, writer, and cinematographer Lionel Friedberg will present scenes from A Sacred Duty:  Applying Jewish Values To Help Heal the World. The film speaks to people everywhere about the ethics of our relationship to our natural world and why it is imperative that we respond quickly to help shift our imperiled planet to a sustainable path. Free copies of the film will be available at the session!

11:20am - MTV Commericals (Compassion Over Killing) presented by Erica Meier

Description: COK’s pro-vegetarian commercials expose the hidden horrors on factory farms and encourage people to explore compassionate eating habits.

11:30pm - Fowl Play presented by Nathan Runkle

Description: A group of animal advocates works to expose the hidden cruelty of the American egg industry.

1:30pm - 600 Million Stray Dogs Need You presented by Alex Pacheco

Description: Come learn about a project to end more animal suffering than any project in US history.

2:00pm - EARTHLINGS & Unity presented by Shaun Monson

Description: EARTHLINGS director and writer, Shaun Monson, will present scenes from the film, as well as his upcoming work, Unity.

2:50pm - The War on Animals presented by Courtney Scott

Description: Animals are at the losing end of an age old battle. This documentary tackles the many conscious and not so conscious human motivations that drive this war through an expose of attitudes expressed by those who use animals as products, including representatives in government, industry and entertainment. And it reveals how activism and education is helping to shift attitudes to accommodate a more harmonious relationship with all sentient beings.

3:10pm - Elephants on the Edge - presented by Tim Gorski

Description: Deep in the jungles of SE Asia, the balance of nature is being drastically upset. In this raw and sometimes unnerving documentary Investigator and documentary filmmaker Tim Gorski takes audiences on a wild ride deep into the SE Asian jungles to explore the complex and dangerous underground trade in wild-caught Asian elephants.

3:30pm - The Cove - presented by Mark Palmer & Elliot Katz

Description: Richard O'Barry was the world's leading authority on dolphin training, working on the set of the popular television program Flipper.  The Cove, a Sundance Audience Award-winning documentary, reveals his covert mission to penetrate a hidden cove in Japan, shining light on a dark and deadly secret.

4:20pm - Skin Trade trailer presented by Shannon Keith

Description: From the maker of "Behind the Mask," comes Shannon Keith's second documentary on the fur trade, called "Skin Trade." Watch the trailer and join Shannon for a discussion about the film.

4:50pm - Shark Angels presented by Kim McCoy

Description: We've been programmed to believe that sharks are bloodthirsty killing machines, when in fact, they are among the most hunted animals on the planet.  Get a new perspective on sharks with Sea Shepherd Conservation Society & the Shark Angels.

Sunday, July 19th - Videos without Commentary

Why Animal Rights? (General)

9:00 – The Case for an Animal Bill of Rights
9:10 – Liberation (It’s all Connected)

Abuse of Animals for Entertainment

9:25 – Steer Busting: An American Embarrassment
9:35 – Behind the Big Top: The Real Life of Circus Animals
9:40 – Sad Eyes & Empty Lives: The Reality of Zoos
9:55 – Greyhound Racing Exposé with Bryant Gumbel

Abuse of Animal Companions

10:10 – Off the Chain (Pit Bull dog documentary)
10:20 – Angel’s Story: Another PetSmart Casualty
10:25 – Sad Chained Dogs Tribute Video
10:30 – Why the Caged Bird Sings
10:33 – Buy One, Kill One
10:35 – Puppy Mill Investigation with Charlize Theron
10:40 – Friend or Food? (dogs in China)

11:00am – Special Screening: At the Edge of the World (Sea Shepherd documentary)

Abuse of Animals in Laboratories

1:00 – Leaping Bunny
1:03 – Classroom Cut-Ups
1:18 – Who Cares? Rats & Mice
1:20 – The Truth Behind HLS
1:30 – Undercover TV, Animal Abuse from Around the World

Abuse of Wildlife

2:00 – Cull of the Wild: The Truth Behind Trapping
2:10 – Hunting in America
2:30 – Dolphin Killers Hide Slaughter

Abuse of Animals for Clothing

2:40 – What Are You Wearing? New Federal Bill Exposes Truth
2:45 – Australia’s Secret Shame: The Wool Industry
2:50 – Pamela Anderson Leather Exposé

Abuse of Animals for Food

3:00 – Meet Your Meat
3:10 – 45 Days: The Life & Death of a Broiler Chicken
3:25 – MFA’s New England Egg Farm Investigation
3:30 – The Foie Gras Assembly Line
3:40 – HSUS CA Dairy Beef Slaughterhouse Investigation
3:50 – Sungnam Meat Market (South Korean dog market)
3:55 – Dan Piraro’s Vegan Video
4:00 – A Life Connected
4:15 – HBO Special: Death on a Factory Farm

Please Note: Times are approximate and subject to change. A video schedule will be posted onsite with details and revisions.