Free EARTHLINGS Screening July 17, 2009

The Sacramento Animal Rights Meetup Group is hosting a free screening of the amazing documentary film, EARTHLINGS, open to anyone in the Sacramento community and surrounding area. The importance of this film is indisputable in awakening people to the plight of animals and our responsibility toward them. We want only to spread the message of peace, liberty, and justice for all animals and we believe this film will help to do that, the more that people see it. NOTE: This film is not rated—viewer discretion is strongly advised.

Where: SACRAMENTO BICYCLE KITCHEN--1915 I Street (between 19th and 20th, along the railroad tracks). Seating is limited. Please bring a lawn chair or two if you can.

When: FRIDAY, July 17, 2009

Time: 7:00-10:00 pm
Director's featurette will be shown at 7:30 pm
EARTHLINGS at 8:00 pm

About the Film:

EARTHLINGS (95 mins.), written and directed by Shaun Monson and narrated by Joaquin Phoenix, is about the suffering of animals for food, fashion, pets, entertainment, and medical research. Considered the most persuasive documentary ever made, EARTHLINGS is nicknamed “the Vegan Maker” for its sensitive footage shot at animal shelters, pet stores, puppy mills, factory farms, slaughterhouses, the leather and fur trades, sporting events, circuses, and research labs.

Moby, a dedicated vegan, provided the eerie, haunting soundtrack for the documentary. His beautiful yet melancholy tones serve as an allegory for the innocence and beauty of domestic and wildlife animals subjected to the cruelest treatment. The images and video used in the documentary, which were obtained over a five-year period with undercover cameras, are powerful and disturbing. Almost no narration is needed; the video lens unflinchingly tells the whole story for the animals. NOTE: This film is not rated—viewer discretion is strongly advised.

www.earthlings.com

Presented by the Sacramento Animal Rights (SAR) Meetup Group (www.meetup.com/Sacramento-Animal-Rights-Meetup-Group/). Special thanks to the Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen for the use of their space. Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen is not affiliated with SAR or Earthlings.com.

Official Website: http://www.meetup.com/Sacramento-Animal-Rights-Meetup-Group/