Cowspiracy The Sustainability Secret: Documentary Analysis

10. Cowspiracy Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret is an inspiring documentary that reveals how the animal agriculture industry is creating massive adverse impact on the world’s environment and its ecosystems. Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn, the filmmakers of Cowspiracy brings to our notice how the animal agriculture industry is adding huge volumes of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, resulting in the loss of vast tracts of rainforests, generating “dead zones” in oceans, pushing thousands of species to the brink of extinction and eroding the fertile top soil over large areas of grazing lands. The filmmakers also show how those who dare to be whistleblowers are threatened and with loss of freedom and death. The documentary, executive produced by the Oscar winning actor and well-known environmentalist, Leonardo DiCaprio, was released exclusively for the viewers of Netflix on September 15, 2015.

9. Garbage Dreams Garbage Dreams, a documentary film released in 2009, directed by Mai Iskander, features a touching story of three teenage boys growing up in the “garbage village” in the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. These boys, members of the Zaballeen (garbage people) community grew up recycling garbage collected by them but the effect of globalization, which also invaded their trade, …show more content…
The film depicts the strong determination of this woman to fight against all odds to bring to bring justice to the common man. Julia Robers won an Oscar for her role in the film, which was also nominated in the Best Film category in the 73rd Academy