“I’m Trying”: Filmmaker Ray Cruzzola on Documentary Activism, Regan Russell, and the Power of Storytelling for Animals

About this episode

Filmmaker Ray Cruzzola discusses his documentary 'I’m Trying' and the impact of storytelling on animal rights activism.

In this week’s interview, Jasmin and Mariann sit down with filmmaker Ray Cruzzola, founder of World Change Media, to discuss his moving documentary I’m Trying — a tribute to Canadian animal rights activist Regan Russell, who was killed in 2020 while protesting outside a pig slaughterhouse. Ray shares how he uses cinematic storytelling as a tool for social change, why he…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jasmin Singer, Mariann Sullivan

Guest: Ray Cruzzola

Topics covered

• documentary activism
• animal rights
• storytelling
• social change
• tribute

Keywords

• documentary
• animal rights
• Regan Russell
• storytelling
• social change
• activism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Change Media

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