They're Trying To Kill Us
Jun 19, 2021 | IMDB 8
108 min Watch NowDocumentary
Eschewing the glaringly color-blind format of many other documentaries interested in advocating for plant-based living, They’re Trying to Kill Us utilizes its specificity as an act of community care and offers up a new vision of what veganism might look like for communities of color who have been systematically targeted by nutritional and environmental racism.
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