by David Tames | Jul 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
Farm and Red Moon was chosen as one of the documentary works in progress to participate in The Latino Producers Academy (LPA) held the 13th through the 23rd of June in Santa Fe, New Mexico. During this intensive ten day experience editor Carla Pataky and I... 
by Audrey Kali | Apr 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
On March 12th, 2013, Eric Shelley, instructor of meat processing at SUNY Cobleskill who is featured prominently in Farm and Red Moon, came to visit us at Audrey Kali’s house to talk about the film. Audrey was happy to be able to show Eric the hide she had tanned from... 
by Audrey Kali | Jan 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
On the first day of January, 2013, I was honored to be invited to the beautiful farm of Mr. Hilal O. Al Siyabi, in Ghala, Oman. It is situated among gorgeous date trees. It is also amazingly irrigated by the hot mineral springs of adjacent mountains. The water travels... 
by Audrey Kali | Jan 7, 2013 | News
On December 31st, I had an interview with Sheikh Dr. Kahlan Nabhan Al-Kharusi, the Assistant Grand Mufti and Jurisprudential Advisor in the Office for the Issuance of Fatwas, the Ministry of Awqaf & Religious Affairs in Oman. He completed both his masters &... 
by Audrey Kali | Dec 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
Abattoir Rising, although an appropriate title in the beginning of making this documentary, became less and less adequate in regard to capturing the direction of the film. When we started production, we centered on New England farmers and the challenges they were... 
by Audrey Kali | Dec 10, 2012 | News
On August 23rd of 2012, the American Meat Institute released a video on YouTube that features Temple Grandin explaining the humane slaughter of cattle at a typical beef plant. The AMI initiative is called The Glass Walls Project. Here are links for both the American... 
by Audrey Kali | Oct 10, 2012 | News
Dr. Bernard E. Rollin is Colorado State University Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and University Bioethicist. He has dedicated his life to improving animal welfare in veterinary schools, medical schools, research laboratories, and agriculture. He is the author... 
by Audrey Kali | Oct 1, 2012 | News
On Monday, September 10th, we were honored to have Temple Grandin give us a lesson on the humane slaughter of bison at Double J Meatpacking in Pierce, Colorado. She explained to us that bison almost became extinct, but fortunately now people are raising bison and... 
by David Tames | Aug 22, 2012 | News
Last week we visited White Oak Pastures, Will Harris’ fourth-generation farm in Bluffton, Georgia. Will raises cattle, sheep, goats, chickens turkeys, and geese. In the near future he plans to add rabbits and hogs as well. The farm is exemplary in terms of both land... 
by Audrey Kali | Aug 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Early on Tuesday morning, August 7th, we accompanied Terri Lawton as she transported three calves and a steer to a slaughterhouse out of state. It was about a 50-minute drive. It was fascinating to watch Terri and her father set up a gated pathway from the barn to...