Introduction to Body Harvest – the new documentary by Newton Abbot filmmaker Arthur Cauty

Fresh off the success of his acclaimed wrestling documentary Hard Knocks (which won Best Documentary of 2009 at the Norwich Film Festival) Newton Abbot filmmaker Arthur Cauty has made a controversial film Body Harvest, which explores our attitudes towards animals.

Cauty, 23, who has written, produced and directed the film said:

“On one hand we adore and nurture our cats and dogs as pets, but on the other hand, we adore gorging ourselves on burgers and roast chicken dinners.

“Every year, 50 billion animals are slaughtered across the globe, for us to eat. The majority of these animals suffer in over-crowded, disease-ridden factory farms for the entirety of their short lives. They are grown with the sole purpose of being eaten.

“Body Harvest takes an open minded stance on the topic of meat production, exploring contrasting opinions across occupation, nationality, race and culture.”

Please click on the link below to see the film’s introduction. Warning: some of the images you might find disturbing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lphFDRUs8U

Said Cauty: “This clip acts as the intro to the film and isn't actually even remotely documentary-like in nature, with the idea being that it will help lure people into what is essentially an important yet somewhat unpleasant viewing experience. The final piece, which was filmed majoritively around Newton Abbot, will be released very soon.”