“They’re Trying To Kill Us” is a documentary by plant-based activist filmmakers John Lewis and Keegan Kuhn which took four years to produce and is due to be released later this year. It’s no secret that people of color suffer from disproportionately higher rates of chronic disease. But the questions being asked by people are, why this is the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This information-packed documentary sets out to explore the intersections of food, disease, race, poverty, institutional racism and government corruption in order to get to the bottom of it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“They’re Trying To Kill Us” documentary features notable individuals including Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Ne-Yo, Queen Afua, Kimberly Elise, Mya, Raury, Sa-Roc, and Angela Yee among others. The writer obtains credible information to show the world using these high profiled individuals the connection between racism, profiteering, food deserts, illness, and the pharmaceutical industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“They’re Trying To Kill Us” is a follow-up feature-length documentary to the award-winning film What The Health. John Lewis, the co-director and narrator of the film said; \u201cIf you\u2019re not hungry for justice it\u2019s because you\u2019re full of privilege\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n