They're Trying to Kill Us
Online World Premiere

They're Trying to Kill Us

Tribeca Online Premieres
Feature | United States | 108 MINUTES
Documentary

Writer-director team and avid health advocates Keegan Kuhn and John Lewis make their Tribeca debut with their incisive exploration into the insidious relationship between structural racism and chronic disease. Co-director John Lewis crosses the country as he explores food injustice and the ways in which Black Americans, Native Americans, and other communities of color are exceedingly impacted by the lived intersections of race, class, disability, and civic irresponsibility.

Eschewing the glaringly color-blind format of many other documentaries interested in advocating for plant-based living, They’re Trying to Kill Us utilizes its specificity as an act of community care and offers up a new vision of what veganism might look like for communities of color who have been systematically targeted by nutritional and environmental racism. Executive produced by Billie Eilish and Chris Paul and featuring appearances from plant-based living advocates and cultural influencers such as Dame Dash, Angela Yee, Mya, Styles P, and Ne-yo, Kuhn and Lewis’ eye-opening film sheds light on ever urgent issues of food and health injustice. —Sarah-Tai Black

*Part of the Juneteenth programming


Cast & Credits
Directed by
Keegan Kuhn and John Lewis

John Lewis is a serial entrepreneur in the field of promoting social responsibility and wellness. He holds a master degree in business. Keegan Kuhn owns First Spark Media and is the co-director of films Cowspiracy, What The Health and Running For Good.

Director
Keegan Kuhn, John Lewis
Producer
John Lewis, Keegan Kuhn
Screenwriter
John Lewis, Keegan Kuhn
Cinematographer
Keegan Kuhn
Editor
Marco Jakubowicz
Composer
The Function
Executive Producer
Chris Paul, Billie Eilish

Contacts
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Derek Kigongo
Paradigm Talent Agency
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Phone: 310 288 8000
dkigongo@paradigmagency.com
Press Contact
Kathryn Harvey
Tribeca Film Festival
New York, 10013 NY
Phone: 212 941 4000
kharvey@tribecafilm.com
Press Contact
Derek Kigongo
Paradigm Talent Agency
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Phone: 310 288 8000
dkigongo@paradigmagency.com
International Sales Contact
Derek Kigongo
Paradigm Talent Agency
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Phone: 310 288 8000
dkigongo@paradigmagency.com
US Sales Contact
Derek Kigongo
Paradigm Talent Agency
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Phone: 310 288 8000
dkigongo@paradigmagency.com
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