“The Ghosts In Our Machine” Film Screening @Hot Docs

A feature doc by Toronto’s Liz Marshall revealing the lives of individual animals within the machine of our modern world.

Aside from our companion animals and the wild or stray species in urban spaces, we mostly experience animals as food, clothing, test subjects or entertainment. This moral dilemma remains largely hidden. The Ghosts in Our Machine—directed by Toronto filmmaker Liz Marshall—reveals the lives of individual animals trapped in, and rescued from, our modern world’s machinery.

Through the lens of animal rights photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur, audiences intimately connect with a cast of non-human animals. From undercover investigations to joyful rescues across North America and Europe, each photograph and story exposes global industries—Food, Fashion, Entertainment, and Research. The Ghosts in Our Machine follows McArthur’s mission to spark awareness of an issue many prefer to ignore: Are non-human animals mere property, or sentient beings deserving of rights?

Join director Liz Marshall for a virtual post-screening Q&A

Tickets: https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/films/ghosts-in-our-machine