Dominion

Dominion (2018)

Exposing the dark underbelly of modern animal agriculture through drones, hidden & handheld cameras, the feature-length film explores the morality and validity of our dominion over the animal kingdom.

Date of release
2018-03-29
TMDB
8.4 / 10 (100)
Runtime
2h 0m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Chris Delforce

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Australia

Dominion is a 2018 Australian documentary film, filmed primarily with drones and hidden cameras inside Australian slaughterhouses and macro-farms, with the aim to expose the "opaque and inhumane system", according to its writer, director, and producer, Chris Delforce, an animal rights activist. The film documents multiple animal abuse industries in Australia, especially agricultural livestock, while focusing its message on animal rights. Dominion portrays the killing of animals through methods such as using carbon dioxide to gas pigs, maceration of chicks, and skinning foxes alive.

Production

Dominion was managed by the animal protection and animal rights organisation, Farm Transparency Project, previously known as Aussie Farms. The film was funded through crowdfunding campaigns and the Australian animal rights organisation Voiceless. It features narration by the actors Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara and Sadie Sink, as well as the singer Sia. It premiered in Melbourne on 29 March 2018.

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