A new, feature-length vegan documentary premieres next month, exploring the link between spirituality and compassion to all living creatures.
A Prayer for Compassion focuses on people who are already spiritual or religious. The documentary strives to inspire and motivate these individuals and communities to expand their compassionate behavior to include all life, regardless of species, and advocates for a plant-based lifestyle.
“I’m so excited to finally bring A Prayer for Compassion to audiences around the world,” says director and producer Thomas Jackson. “I feel it’s time we challenge ourselves, as people of faith, to truly live the teachings of compassion that are at the heart of all spiritual and religious traditions. The future of our children depends upon it.”
The film sees Jackson travel throughout America and the Indian subcontinent, stopping in Morocco to attend the UN World Climate Conference. He speaks with a variety of individuals about the relationship between the world’s religions and their treatment of all living beings.
Across the globe, more and more people are choosing to consume a plant-based diet every year. Once dismissed as a passing phase, veganism is working its way into the mainstream globally.
“I researched vegans’ religious and spiritual lives as part of my undergraduate degree in religious studies back in the 1980s,” says the film’s producer, Victoria Moran. “Now, vegan living and animal issues have entered mainstream conversation, but religion, which could be at the forefront, has shied away.”
A Prayer for Compassion’s world premiere is scheduled for March 5 at the School of Visual Arts Theatre in New York City.
From March 6, it will be available for viewings in select theatres, churches, and community centers; those interested in watching are welcome to organize their own showing.
Regardless of faith or belief, adopting a plant-based diet is a step towards a kinder, healthier planet that we can all agree on.
FINALLY — wer’e getting some rationality and sanity, some compassion — IT’S HIGH TIME!
The Catholic Church in the UK has made a short 33 minute film which asks Catholics to address the present environmental crisis, including our treatment of animals. The film is intended for parishes. I urge Catholics in the UK to ask their parish priest to show the film. See the film website:- https://www.ourcommonhome.co.uk/
ALL religious paths should focus on compassion for all living creatures – not just the ones they feel are worthy.
Love this picture .
Yes!!!!
Fabulous.
This is wonderful! Hope it is shown all over the world!
Animals have feelings & emotions just like we do!!!
Anyone who doesn’t understand that has no eyes, brain, or heart
I m Catholic but have a deep admiration for the 7 Day Adventist. They practice VEGANISM. If you want to see for yourself please watch 3ABN on cable. They have wonderful vegan cooking shows and talk 24/7 about NOT EATING ANIMALS. Very nice programming of all the good they do around the world.
*especially promoting peace, love of God, and primarily NEVER EATING ANIMALS! IM THINKING OF CONVERTING TO SEVEN DAY ADVENTIST!
Wouldn’t it be lovely if we all had compassion for every living thing.
I love Ms Moran. I’ve seen her speak several times, and own most of her books. She is such a warm, down to earth woman. Her enthusiasm is infectious.
The concept of this film makes so much sense. The more people it reaches, the better the whole planet will be.
Wow! Religious people lack empathy for others. They have no compassion for their fellow humans. Study after study has shown this.
They are so full of judgement and hatred towards everyone who isn’t one of them.
Compassion for animals?
Ha! You would have to somehow magically get them to have compassion for humanity first.
And good luck with that.
It ain’t going happen.
I agree, Charlotte, especially no great love for animals. They go to church and outside you can hear them talk about the pig roast they’re going to after church.or the big juicy boiled alive lobster they’ll eat for three minutes of pleasure while the poor lobster was taken away from his family and then died a horrible death. Sure doesn’t sound religious to me.
So true, Charlotte & Mimi! For decades, I’ve been ousted by members of my Christian family for taking a nature-based view of religion as a devout vegan. Meanwhile, my bible-thumping relatives who firmly believe I worship Satan (truth is, I find Seitan divine, not Satan), daily consume sentient animals who were born into unbelievably painful conditions only to suffer terrifying deaths. Yet I’m the one who’s going to hell???
To stay positive, let’s hope this film carries a strong message to those who still cannot make the connection between Peace on Earth & Peace to ALL Sentient Beings on Earth.
The true nature of compassion has NO boundaries and is limitless.