| The Meatrix | |
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| Directed by | Louis Fox |
| Written by | Louis Fox Jonah Sachs |
| Produced by | Free Range Studios GRACE |
| Starring | Louis Fox |
| Music by | Louis Fox |
Production company | Free Range Studios |
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Running time | 4 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Meatrix is a shortflashanimation critical offactory farming and industrial agricultural practices. It has been translated into more than 30 languages and watched by more than 30 million people.[1] A parody ofThe Matrix series byWarner Bros. Entertainment, it was made by thegreen messaging firmFree Range Studios in 2003 as a commissioned project for the Grace Communications Foundation. Two sequels were released in 2006,[2]The Meatrix II: Revolting, andThe Meatrix II ½.
In a dark satire of the 1999 filmThe Matrix,Leo, a pig on a seeminglybucolicfamily farm, is approached byMoopheus, an anthropomorphic bull. Moopheus shows Leo that the farm he has known is an illusion and that he is really trapped in a horrificfactory farm. Leo and Moopheus then work to break out of the Meatrix and help others do the same, with some help from a third character,Chickity.[3] The animated short aims to encourage consumers to purchase organic food products andfree-range meats.[4]
The Meatrix has won a number of awards,[5] including a 2005Webby and theAnnecy 2004 Netsurfers Award for Short Films. Free Range Studios claims that over 15 million people have viewedThe Meatrix,[6][7] and it has been translated, either dubbed or subtitled, into 40 languages.[8]The Meatrix and its two sequels were included as bonus material on the DVD for the 2006 filmFast Food Nation.
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