WORKING HORSES takes a look at three different groups of people who spend their lives working for and around horses: farmers, working folk, and animal rights activists. The three worlds eventually collide in New York City as the city considers a ban on the local horse carriage trade.
"Coming in early 2015 (Oh, wait! That's THIS year!), "Working Horses" covers the landscape of perspectives surrounding the debate over working horses. The controversy involves farm horses in Massachusetts, and carriage horses in New York City's Central Park, and the film raises the question of whether it is ethical to use horses for labor, particularly when people's jobs are at stake. The film shows viewers the people- the animal rights activists, the farmers, the carriage drivers - behind the headlines, and the emotional connection the humans have toward the animals.
I sat down with the filmmakers, horsed around a little, and discussed their new film, their shooting & post production process, and why cinema verite is horseshit!
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Door Monique KiljanTerwijl de discussie over het verbod op koetspaarden in New York nog in volle gang is, verschijnt er binnenkort een documentaire over werkpaarden in de bioscoop. Film-makers Peter Haas en Keif Roberts nemen in ‘Working Horses’ een kijkje in het leven van drie groepen mensen die paarden centraal hebben staan in het leven: boeren, werklieden en dierenactivisten. Deze drie werelden botsen in New York, waar de stadsraad koetsritten aan banden wil leggen.
As the debate over New York City’s carriage horse trade continues, a new feature-length documentary about working horses shines a new spotlight on the controversial issue.Directed by Peter Haas and Keif Roberts, Working Horses takes a look at three groups of people who spend their lives working for and around horses: farmers, working folk, and animal rights activists. The three worlds eventually collide in New York City as the city considers a ban on the local horse carriage trade... Read the complete article here.
