Documentaries are an excellent way to learn more about veganism. We have curated a list of the best vegan documentaries that cover topics from the health benefits of veganism to how going plant-based can have a positive impact on the environment.
Top Vegan Documentaries
Below, you will find seven documentaries that we have chosen based on what we think are the best films to teach you about veganism.
The Game Changers
The Game Changers follows the post-injury recovery journey of James Wilks a former Ultimate Fighting Champion fighter. It is a highly popular vegan documentary that premiered on Netflix in fall 2019. Directed by Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Louie Psihoyos, The Game Changers tackles the benefits associated with plant-based diets. The documentary features the likes of Lewis Hamilton, Jackie Chan, Chris Paul, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. They all share their positive experiences with eating a plant-based diet.
In a quest to lay bare the prime diet for human performance, this documentary sheds light on everything strength, meat, and protein.
What The Health
What the Health is a vegan documentary by animal rights activists Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn. Advocating for veganism, the documentary’s theme revolves around the use of plant-based diets to prevent and manage chronic conditions. What the Health features a number of medical practitioners and non-physicians who discuss the impact of consuming meat and dairy products.
While this documentary has drawn criticisms, we have included it in our list of best vegan documentaries as it makes several in-your-face arguments for veganism.
Eating Animals
Eating Animals is a documentary that is based on a book by Jonathan Safran Foer. Through the documentary, narrator Nathalie Portman, who is vegan, exposes the different agricultural practices resulting in animal cruelty. The documentary enables viewers to discover the truth about food production and what it actually involves.
If you are vegan or are thinking of going vegan, you will likely be moved by how this film approaches the exploitation of animals.
Forks Over Knives
Forks Over Knives caused a major stir when it first came out as it was one of the few documentaries that thoroughly researched the deep-seated claim that the majority of the chronic diseases affecting humans are both reversible and controllable if people stopped consuming processed foods and animal-based foods.
The documentary propagates that food is medicine. It tries to show that by following individuals who move to a plant-based diet to manage their chronic conditions. Forks Over Knives was such an excellent vegan documentary that it was later made into a cookbook and a magazine.
Cowspiracy
Cowspiracy exposes the cruelties that animals undergo in the name of industrial agriculture as well as the devastating impact that large-scale animal farming has on our environment.
Cowspiracy challenges the norm while offering ideas on how to facilitate sustainability for a population that is ever-growing.
Live and Let Live
Live and Let Live looks into the lives of people who are going vegan for many different reasons. It tells the challenges that come with trying to adopt a plant-based diet. Participants in the documentary include former meat factory workers, butchers, prominent vegans, and animal rights activists.
Vegan – Everyday Stories
Vegan: Everyday Stories is another excellent feature-length documentary for anyone considering veganism. It follows the lives of individuals from different walks of life in their vegan journies. For example, eight-year-old Genesis Butler who convinces her entire family to become vegan, ultrarunner Yassine Diboun, and food truck owner Jerri Hastey. Moreover, the documentary sheds light on how and why each of the individuals transitioned to veganism while showcasing their everyday lives.
