I’m Vegan

This short segment was cut from Risa’s final profile. In this bonus clip, Risa recalls when she used to eat KFC, and how “distancing” worked to keep her from thinking about what (or who) we are eating.

Julia is an 11-year vegan living in Springfield, MO at the time this profile was shot, where she studied social work at a Christian college. She’s 26 years old. In this video, Julia discusses her relationships with others as a vegan, gives advice to people considering veganism, and talks a little about her reasons for being vegan. Better know a vegan! Press play. vegandocumentary.com

Vegans in Omaha, Nebraska? It’s true. John is an everyday guy from the Midwest who made the connection between his beloved cat, Rocket, and the animals he had thought of as food. His story and more, when you click play. For more info and videos, visit vegandocumentary.com.

Risa has been vegan over a decade. She works at a raw restaurant in Vancouver, where she lives and also works as a singer/songwriter. To learn more, and to hear one of her tracks, press play. For more info and videos, visit vegandocumentary.com.

Born in India, Minku started out vegetarian but started eating flesh products in the US He has been vegan for several years now, and currently lives in Chicago, IL. He works as a pedicab driver and does animal rescue with his girlfriend, Emelda, and he would like to open a vegan co-op some day. To better know a vegan, press play! For more information and videos, visit vegandocumentary.com.

Regina is a Brazilian writer living with her husband in Gainesville, Florida. She came to veganism at a later age, and has been at it for over ten years. Learn more about Regina and her reasons for being vegan by clicking play. Visit vegandocumentary.com for more information and videos.

An update in anticipation of video profiles going live soon.

Update after returning to Boston. Info on editing delay. Sorry about the lighting. I’m not in much shape to move things around for optimal iSight placement.

This feedlot just off I-8 caught our attention as the I’m Vegan crew was heading to San Diego from Tucson. This operation was simply huge, and what you see here is just the end we could get closest to legally, so it doesn’t really give you a sense of the scale.

Last update before hitting the road, with news about I’m Vegan “merch”, a last-minute crew addition, and the launch of our route map! vegandocumentary.com

An important casting update, along with some information about keeping up with the project, answering your questions, and so on. vegandocumentary.com

The 1st official “I’m Vegan” vlog introduces visitors around the re-launched vegandocumentary.com and offers a brief update on casting the project. vegandocumentary.com