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Brighter Green Video on Ethiopia's Complex Relationship with Livestock Now Available 8/31/10

Narrated by former Brighter Green intern Whitney Hoot, this video is part of Brighter Green's Food Policy and Equity Program, outlining the social, environmental, and animal welfare consequences of intensifying meat production and rising domestic and export consumption on Ethiopia, home of Africa's largest livestock herd.

Brighter Green Video on Brazil's Soy and Meat Economies Now Available 8/31/10

Brighter Green's program on Food Policy and Equity continues to grow, with a video on the expansion of Brazil's livestock sector now available. The video, narrated by Simone de Lima, professor of psychology at the University of Brasilia and founder of Brazilian animal rights organization Pro-Anima, explores the profound environmental consequences of Brazil's booming livestock and soy industries.

Brighter Green Video on China's Meat Consumption Now Available 7/12/10

As part of Brighter Green's Food Policy and Equity Program, a short video detailing China's rising consumption of animal products is now available. The video is narrated by Brighter Green Associate Stella Zhou, who is blogging from China this summer. More to come soon as we explore further the impacts of the globalization of industrial animal agriculture in China, India, Brazil, and Ethiopia.

Huffington Post Blog Generates Discussion on the Web 6/2/10

Last month, Mia MacDonald posted a blog on the Huffington Post, covering Goldman Sach's involvement with factory farming in China. Her piece, "Investment Bankers with Wings: Making a Killing," earned several notable mentions online, from sources such as the PETA Files, Discovery's Planet Green, and Current TV.

Brighter Green in the Huffington Post 5/4/10

Mia MacDonald posted a blog on Goldman Sachs's investment in factory farming in China on the Huffington Post. Read it here. Feel free to add your comments or share with others or link to it.
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Mia MacDonald's Presentation from Pace Law School Now Available 4/21/10

Brighter Green Executive Director Mia MacDonald recently discussed the environmental impacts of factory farming at a Pace Law School Panel, organized by the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund and the Environmental Law Society. Click here for the PDF of this presentation.

Hot off the Press: Diet for a Hot Planet 4/14/10

Brighter Green colleague Anna Lappé's new book is out. Diet for a Hot Planet addresses the climate impact of our food choices, and what we can do to make a difference. Thanks, Anna, for mentioning Brighter Green's work in helping to shape a more just and sustainable food system for New York City!

Article by Mia MacDonald Featured in Resurgence Magazine 3/9/10

The March issue of Resurgence Magazine, themed "The Future of Food," has published an article by Brighter Green Executive Director Mia MacDonald. Click here for a PDF version of the article, "Eat Like it Matters."

Congratulations to Karin Chien! 3/8/10

Karin Chien, founder of dGenerate Films and Co-Executive Producer with Brighter Green of "What's for Dinner?", has won the Piaget Producers Prize at the Independent Spirit Awards. Karin won the award for her work on The Exploding Girl, and Santa Mesa.

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The Making of What's for Dinner?: China

Brighter Green is trying to answer a big question: can people in the developing world eat as much meat and dairy as people in the industrialized countries without destroying the planet? And do they really want to? Right now we’re exploring these issues in China through the medium of film.

"What's for Dinner?” is directed by award-winning filmmaker Jian Yi leading the all-Chinese crew, which includes assistant director Eva Song, producer Douglas Xiao and cinematographer Pan Kewu.

Jian Yi's work spans documentary, feature film, photography, writing and visual arts. He is the founder of ARTiSIMPLE Studio and the Participatory Documentary Center in Ji'an, Jiangxi Province, China. He is also co-founder, with documentary filmmaker Wu Wenguang of the China Villager Documentary Project, which gave video cameras to ten Chinese villagers across the country. With long-time collaborators Douglas Xiao and Eva Song, Jian Yi recently launched IFCHINA. For the fall 2009 academic semester, Jian Yi is a World Fellow at Yale University in the U.S. View trailers for Jian Yi's documentary and feature films on ARTiSIMPLE's YouTube channel.

Brighter Green is collaborating on "What's for Dinner?" with Karin Chien of dGenerate Films, and Susannah Ludwig of Flourish Films.

Follow the production process through our blogs. Learn about who and what Jian Yi and his crew filmed, and see what went into the making of "What's for Dinner?"

Director Jian Yi Screens Clips of "What's for Dinner?" at the Apple Store, Beijing. February 17th, 2010

Copenhagen Screening: SRO. December 18th, 2009

Along The Pearl River: Manufacturing, A Multi-Course Meal, and a Meta Narrative. September 4th, 2009

Guangdong: Pigs, Pollution, and Politics. September 3rd, 2009

Down on the Ten Thousand Pig Farm. August 21st, 2009

Two Lunches. August 19th, 2009

Mr. Wang Builds His Pig Farm. August 13th, 2009

Mr. and Mrs. Yu's Famous Vegan Diner. August 10th, 2009

From Rockstars to Analysts, Chinese Talk About Vegetarianism, Animal Rights, Climate Change. August 7th, 2009

"What's for Dinner?": Filming Begins. July 30th, 2009