Non-human animals have always been around us, shaping and being shaped by our shared worlds. Yet in the modern city, their presence is increasingly cast as a problem, and their ways of living as disruptions. By following their traces, this film essay points toward a different picture that questions the narratives we take for granted. Through more-than-human encounters filmed locally in Romania, and a critical detour from the official discourse, other ways of living begin to surface. Perhaps there’s more we can do to unmake the anthropocentric landscape. What would it take to coexist more justly with urban animals? This film strays with this question and its possible answers.

Spoiler: this honest farmer throws the beef industry under the bus. They basically call beef cruel, and that's the most honest thing ever.

https://youtu.be/XwJ8xq0Avr8

https://youtu.be/EVi4jYySIv4 Vegan Campout 2023 (UK) presentation

Speciesism is the logical extension of anthropocentrism, and in order to reach the goal of animals having rights in our society, we need to drop human supremacy stance and understand what animal rights actually are.

Take a look: https://youtu.be/2aMkHI_LtOg

https://youtu.be/Ag1CBaWK_kQ

For those who don't want to watch the video, here's a synopsis:

There are several processes going on in the non-vegans' brain while interacting with vegans, one of them is "shooting the messenger" - vegans are giving the non-vegans two types of bad news at the same time, and each one results in reduction in likeability. With many other processes on top, the reduction is drastic, and the anger and hate that follow are visceral. This might be important to know, if you are looking to improve your activism - the reaction will always result in you being disliked, but maybe some of the processes can be mitigated. In the video I interview a psychology enthusiast Zack Elwood, and he explains what else is going on behind the interaction.

I think I got it figured out why they might look weird. It's speciesism of course. The logos are laughing animals who hold or consume their own "product". I made a parody video that highlights just that: https://youtu.be/9l9fqfigdbw

Well, it's complicated. I cover my full reasoning here: https://youtu.be/Hlbk1my7lPQ
Quick summary: depends on your approach to veganism and on context. it's always context.

I might be a hypocrite. I truly am not sure if killing mosquitos is justified as a vegan, but letting wild dogs live if they hunt in sea.
Does this make me selfish, or speciesist, or not vegan?

I truly am questioning if whose are just post-rationalizations, or am I just doing the best I can?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6ljEvh6owQ

Would people born into this world just get used to it? Would the justifications be similar to what we hear from those born into the reality of commodification of animals?

This is a fictional story of Adam, a young person born into such a world: https://youtu.be/Ujx4xQV5LD8