Release Date: November 8th, 2013
Not Yet Rated|1 hr 33 min
Plot Summary
Activist and photojournalist Jo-Ann McArthur uses her camera to document the plight of abused and exploited animals and advocate for their rights as sentient beings.
Director: Liz Marshall
Genres: Documentary
Distributors: Ghosts Media Inc.
Jo-Anne McArthur's cause draws sharp comparisons with the never-mentioned PETA, a seemingly insignificant omission that discloses a lingering problem of willful insularity. show more
Marshall's film does not only aim to document animal rights activism but also to propagate it, and in that it is less successful. This is a film overflowing with passion and compassion but often lacking the intellectual detachment necessary to distill conviction into a rigorous argument. show more
Liz Marshall's Ghosts in Our Machine trades didacticism for first-person atmospherics. show more
