Today’s episode features and fascinating and inspiring conversation with Italian filmmaker Alessio Schiazza.
Alessio moved from Italy to Los Angeles to pursue his career in filmmaking 16 years ago. He worked on several Hollywood films as an editor, establishing himself in the industry. In 2018, however, he watched the documentary Unity, and it forever changed his life. That same year he went vegan and decided to quit his job and focus on speaking up for the animals full time, through producing, directing and editing films.
He has worked with Shaun Monson (Earthlings) on several documentaries, they have collaborated with Joaquin Phoenix on a few projects in 2020 and 2021 as well as a short fictional piece to raise awareness about climate change – Guardians of Life (2020).
In 2022 he edited Moby’s documentary Punk Rock Vegan, which won the Santa Monica and San Pedro International Film Festivals. He is the video manager for Generation Vegan, a non-profit focused on promoting a healthier, more sustainable and just food system for all.
He is currently editing Finding Happy, a documentary on human-animal connection, directed by Maria Bertrand and produced by Jim Greenbaum (The Game Changers).
He is managing the editing of additional content for Kip Andersen’s (Cowspiracy) new film Christpiracy. And he has been filming alongside Matthew Glover (Veganuary) and Christopher Shoebridge (Invisible) for The War on Truth documentary aimed for Netflix and slated for a 2025 release.
In 2023, Alessio founded We Are All Animals (WA3), a production company focused on speaking up for all animals. His first project, A Day in the Life of a Farmed Animal (2023) premiered at The International Istanbul Vegfest ’23 and the MiVeg ’23 in Milan. It is currently being reviewed by Academy Awards qualifying festivals such as Slamdance.
You can contact Alessio and/or follow his work at:
weareallanimals.orgwfaday.orghello@weareallanimals.org
Instagram: @weareallanimals_us
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