In Meat the Future, streaming on most major platforms starting this week, we meet a team of scientists led by cardiac surgeon and regenerative medicine researcher Dr. Uma Valeti, as they sally forth on the quest to produce cultivated meat—typically referred to as “lab-grown,” “in vitro,” or “cell-cultured” meat—at an affordable cost.
The 90-minute film, written and directed by Liz Marshall and narrated by none other than Dr. Jane Goodall, documents the hurdles scientists encounter in producing and introducing the world to meat made from animal cells in laboratories. V
iewers witness as Valeti and his team face serious backlash from leaders in the cattle industry and the FDA itself for their attempts to revolutionize the way humans consume meat.
Despite its science-heavy content, Meat the Future contains enough big ideas to sate viewers who aren’t necessarily steeped in animal or cell biology.
It presents an alternative way of living—a way that doesn’t involve the killing of more than 100 million animals per year, a way of living that paves the way for an animal-free future where we still get to eat meat.
This compelling film, in our opinion, has the potential to change the way Americans think about, consume, and make meat for years to come.
