S10. E18: Rebecca Cappelli: SLAY
“I was at a restaurant and really the veil dropped in an instant, the curse broke and I could see for the first time. ‘Oh, wow, I'm eating body parts.’ And I turned around and I saw my bag and it was an expensive Fendi bag. And I looked at it and I'm like, ‘this is not leather. This is the skin of an individual. This is a scam.’” – Rebecca Cappelli
Rebecca Cappelli is an award-winning filmmaker and an animal rights activist. Her most recent film, SLAY, is a hugely powerful documentary that follows Rebecca through seven countries as she uncovers the dark side of the fashion industry. What she finds will leave you thunder-struck. At least, it did me.
With her, we learn what the industry is doing to our planet, to its workers and to the animals that are killed for fur, leather and wool.
I think that most people have seen or heard stories in the media about the harm that fashion causes to both the planet and the people in the industry, but it’s rare to hear about the animals, even though 2.5 billion of them are killed every year for our shoes, bags and clothing. Somehow and not by accident, they’ve remained invisible. Until now.
SLAY will change you, I promise.
Please listen, share and go watch SLAY.
In gratitude,
Elizabeth Novogratz
watch SLAY! Available on: Prime Video, Apple TV and iTunes and WaterBear
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