We Animals presents an evening of documentary films and conversation on the interconnected lives of humans and animals.
Join us for a special evening featuring three short documentaries, including in-person premieres of our two latest films, special guests and a panel discussion / Q&A session.
🗓️ When: Tuesday 10 February, 6.45 pm – 8.45 pm (doors 6.15 pm)
📍 Where: Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M6R 2M9
About The Films & Creators
Moving Animals (2020)
Through photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur’s lens, viewers are invited onto transport trucks along the Bulgarian-Turkish border, where millions of animals pass through on their final journey. Along dusty roads and into quiet moments of reflection, documentation becomes both an act of witnessing and of kindness.
About the filmmaker: Miguel Endara is a director, filmmaker and co-founder of Vidara Films, a film production company dedicated to creating films about veganism and animal rights.
Permission to Harm (2025)
Who pays the cost of animal agriculture? This short documentary brings viewers into an agricultural community in Ontario, Canada, where human labourers and farmed animals coexist within the same systems of exploitation, highlighting a shared fight for dignity and liberation.
About the filmmaker: Ira Moon is an undercover investigator and We Animals 2024 Animal Photojournalism Fellow. Due to the nature of their work, we will not reveal their true identity.
Maria and the Flock (2025)
Through the story of sanctuary caregiver, Maria, the film follows a life devoted to rescuing, protecting, and advocating for chickens, revealing the intelligence, individuality, and quiet resilience of these often-forgotten animals.
About the filmmaker: Austin Meyer is a documentary filmmaker, National Geographic Explorer, and Educator based in Berkeley, California.
We hope you’ll join us for an engaging evening of animal stories!