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Christspiracy is a 2024 documentary film produced and directed by Kip Andersen and Kameron Waters. The film starts with the relationship of Jesus Christ and animals — looking for an answer to the question, "How would Jesus kill an animal?" — looking into the connection of Jesus's crucifixion to the animal agriculture industry and diving further into other religions.
The film won the Animal Advocacy Award at the 2025 The International Vegan Film Festival[1]. It has been featured in international news outlets such as Variety[2], The Guardian[3], Piers Morgan Uncensored[4], GBN[5][6], and more.
Synopsis
The movie investigates the intersection of theology and animal ethics. While it's called after Christianity, it explores other religions as well, including psychological, sociological, and philosophical sides.
Production
The filmmakers chose to use a crowdfunding campaign after parting ways with Netflix to avoid proposed redactions. The project was launched with a successful Kickstarter campaign, in two weeks over £290,000 GBP were donated by supporters.[7] It also uses a "Pay-It-Forward" model to reach a wider audience than just Netflix subscribers.
Critical reception
Leslie Felperin wrote in Guardian: "The whole movie is like this: a steady feed of assertions about famous dead people with scant textual support mixed with wide-eyed gormless naivety. In an early section Andersen and his co-director Kameron Waters appear genuinely surprised to find that many of the Christian ministers they interview, especially from the Southern Baptist Convention, are actively against vegetarianism. That might have something to do, they timidly suggest, with all the money that flows into churches from the agricultural industry and the likes of Christian companies such as Chick-fil-A and In-N-Out Burger. Likewise, it turns out that killing animals in both kosher and halal fashion doesn’t spare the animal from much suffering. Who knew!".[3]
According to the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, audiences were more positive, giving the film a 97% approval rating from more than 1000 reviews.[8] On IMDb, the film has a 8.5 out of 10 rating, based on more than 700 reviews.
Featured individuals
The following individuals were featured in the film:
- Andrew Linzey (theologian, priest, activist)
- Melanie Joy (psychologist, author)
- James Tabor (biblical scholar)
- Carol Adams (author, feminist, animal rights advocate)
- Guru Singh (yogi, master spiritual teacher, author)
- Jim Mason (lawyer, journalist and animal rights activist)
- Acharya Prashant (philosopher, author, poet)
- Michael Beckwith (New Thought minister, author)
See also
References
- "Award Winners & Nominees | Discover Top Vegan Films — Watch Now". International Vegan Film Festival. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
- Brew, Caroline (February 13, 2024). "'Christspiracy: The Spirituality Secret,' Documentary About Religion and Animal Cruelty, Scores March Release Date". Variety. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
- Felperin, Leslie (March 19, 2024). "Christspiracy: The Spirituality Secret review – Jesus was a vegetarian and other entertaining tosh". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
- Piers Morgan Uncensored (April 1, 2024). Piers Morgan Blasts Vegan Filmmakers Who Claim Jesus Was Vegetarian. Retrieved April 16, 2026 – via YouTube.
- GBNews (November 26, 2023). Film Director Kip Anderson discusses his new documentary "Christspiracy" | Free Speech Nation. Retrieved April 16, 2026 – via YouTube.
- GBNews (March 3, 2024). New film alleges 2,000 year CONSPIRACY to 'suppress the word of Jesus' in 'SICK' ploy. Retrieved April 16, 2026 – via YouTube.
- Team, Editorial (November 27, 2023). "'Why We Turned Down Netflix': 'Christspiracy' Directors Reveal Truth About Explosive New Documentary". Plant Based News. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
- "Christspiracy | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
External links
Category:2024 films Category:American documentary films Category:Documentary films about animal rights Category:Kickstarter-funded documentaries Category:2024 English-language films Category:English-language documentary films Category:Documentary films about religion Category:Documentary films about religion in the United States