Swine (film)

SWINE
Directed by Lewis Noll
Produced by Robbie Lockie
Damien Clarkson
Screenplay by Robbie Lockie
Damien Clarkson
Starring Tim Shieff
Production
company
Growing Box Co
La Verita Studios
Release dates
  • June 23, 2016 (2016-06-23)
Running time
 16 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

SWINE is a film written and directed by film-makers and campaigners Robbie Lockie and Damien Clarkson. The film is their first collaboration under the name Growing Box Co. and it has been commissioned by the charity Viva! (Viva! or Vegetarians' International Voice for Animals, is a British animal rights group) as part of their ongoing campaign 'FaceOff'. The film suggests we are sleepwalking into a superbug pandemic. The film will be released online on the 7th July 2016 and there will be a London screening.[1]

The film attracted some support from high-profile supporters actors Matt Lucas and Nicholas Hoult both tweeted about the film and expressed their support for its message.

Juliet Gellatley, Viva! founder and director wrote recently in the Huffington post where she asks are we facing the future of antibiotic resistance?

Plot

The film sees journalist Jack Tomlins (portrayed by runner Tim Shieff) go undercover in a UK factory farm to investigate rumours of a MRSA superbug outbreak in the pig population. In his search for the truth, he makes some shocking discoveries and all hangs in the balance.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Watch Swine". June 23, 2016.


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