Behind the Mask (2006 film)
Behind the Mask: The Story of the People Who Risk Everything to Save Animals is a 2006 documentary film about the Animal Liberation Front (ALF). It took three years of filming, interviewing, and editing to complete. The movie was created by animal-rights lawyer Shannon Keith, who owns Uncaged Films and ARME (Animal Rescue, Media & Education).
| Behind the Mask: The Story of the People Who Risk Everything to Save Animals | |
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| Directed by | Shannon Keith |
| Produced by | Shannon Keith |
| Starring | Greg Avery Steven Best Mel Broughton Rod Coronado John Curtin Chris DeRose John Feldmann Kevin Kjonaas Ronnie Lee Keith Mann Ingrid Newkirk Jerry Vlasak Paul Watson Robin Webb |
| Edited by | Sandra Mohr |
| Distributed by | Uncaged Films and ARME (Animal Rescue, Media & Education) |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
About
The film is about animal rights activists who break into laboratories and other facilities to obtain footage of the way animals are used. It includes well-known names within the animal rights movement, some of whom have been imprisoned for taking direct action. According to the film's producer Shannon Keith, a lawyer, "change only happens in society when laws are broken", and according to arsonist Melanie Arnold who set ablaze a slaughterhouse, "If I had an opportunity, I would do it again since economic damage to animal abusers is justifiable."[1]
See also
- Animal liberation movement
References
- Ghosh, Shubhobroto (January 19, 2007). "Behind The Mask Review". The Telegraph (Calcutta, India). Archived from the original on February 10, 2007.
