Empathy

Ed is commissioned to make a documentary intending to change the habits of society that are detrimental to animals. But completely alien to the animal-loving culture; he will realize that to carry out the project, he must first convince himself. The process of documentation and liming of the documentary and the conversations with Jenny, a collaborator of the animal foundation that commissioned the film, will serve to contrast his doubts and to look for answers about veganism and in general, how to live in a manner that is more responsible with animals. A series of new precepts that will affect the way he eats, dresses, consumes and even spends his free time, and which will clash with his immediate surroundings: family, friends and crew. To overcome this, Ed will use the experience of 5 people who have adopted this lifestyle and the opinions of several experts on the issue. A project that will change his way of living forever. Or perhaps not?

Spain Director Ed studied several courses in the Cinema School of Cuba, the University of New York and Massachusetts School of Arts. In 2003, he founded the producer Mc Guffin Estudio Audiovisual in 2003, where he works as director and executive producer. When a Dream Comes True, his first international documentary, was the only Spanish project selected to participate in Lisbon Docs and Documentary Campus, and won the award for best pitching at DOK Leipzig. Ed has written, produced and directed dozens of videos, advertisements and shows. He is also responsible for new TV programmes such as “TRENDY”, “Low Cost” and “Cuina de Despatx” and he is the creator and founder of Streetmatching.com, the first web and App to use geolocation to connect people who run into each other in the street. Empathy, his first feature documentary, was premiered in theaters of Spain in April 2017.

People’s Choice Award Greenpeace Film Festival (2017)