The Witness

The Witness (2000)

January 1st, 20000h 43min

Documentary
58%

Overview

Transformed by the love of a kitten, a tough New York City construction contractor is inspired to rescue abandoned animals, become a vegetarian, and take his message of compassion to the streets. A construction contractor who grew up on the mean streets of Brooklyn, Eddie Lama is probably the last person you'd figure to be an animal activist. Indeed, Eddie was raised with a deeply ingrained aversion to animals, as he explains in the award-winning documentary "The Witness." But when a pretty woman asks him to take care of her kitten, he finds himself reluctantly agreeing as a ploy to get a date, not knowing that his life is about to change forever. In the end, it is the kitten who captures his heart, opening his eyes to the wonder of other living creatures and awakening him to the richness of the human-animal bond.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

COINTELPRO 101

COINTELPRO 101


Released on: 2010-05-07
Documentary

COINTELPRO 101 exposes illegal surveillance, disruption, and outright murder committed by the US gov...

Grizzly Man

Grizzly Man


Released on: 2005-07-28
Documentary

Werner Herzog's documentary film about the "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen sum...

The Undamaged

The Undamaged


Released on: 2018-10-06
Documentary

The Balkans cradles Europe's last wild rivers and supports abundant wildlife and healthy, intact eco...

Reality Winner

Reality Winner


Released on: 2021-03-17
Documentary

A state of secrets and a ruthless hunt for whistleblowers – this is the story of 25-year-old Reality...

Fairy Creek

Fairy Creek


Released on: 2025-02-19
Documentary

In Fairy Creek, director Jen Muranetz documents the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian hi...

Food Matters

Food Matters


Released on: 2010-10-08
Documentary

With nutritionally-depleted foods, chemical additives and our tendency to rely upon pharmaceutical d...

Trudell

Trudell


Released on: 2005-01-20
Documentary

A chronicle of legendary Native American poet/activist John Trudell's travels, spoken word performan...

Food, Inc.

Food, Inc.


Released on: 2008-09-07
Documentary

Documentary filmmaker Robert Kenner examines how mammoth corporations have taken over all aspects of...

A Day in the Life of a Farmed Animal

A Day in the Life of a Farmed Animal


Released on: 2023-10-02
Documentary, Drama

A collective project empowering people to speak up for the stories of farmed animals, with footage f...

When a City Rises

When a City Rises


Released on: 2021-04-23
Documentary

Behind the gas masks of Hong Kong’s democracy movement, the often very young activists are just as d...

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed


Released on: 2022-11-23
Documentary

The life of internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin is told through her slideshows, ...

The Last Trimate

The Last Trimate


Released on: 2008-01-01
Documentary

Narrated by Mel Gibson, The Last Trimate is a compelling account of the work of Birute Mary Galdikas...

Sea Sorrow

Sea Sorrow


Released on: 2017-11-08
Documentary

A very personal and dynamic meditation on the current global refugee crisis through the eyes and voi...

Canine

Canine


Released on: 2016-11-30
Documentary

A family in rural area of West Java, Indonesia enjoys their time with 'Ngadu Bagong', a sundanese tr...

The Road Forward

The Road Forward


Released on: 2017-04-30
Documentary, Music

The Road Forward is an electrifying musical documentary that connects a pivotal moment in Canada’s c...

Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West

Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West


Released on: 2022-11-07
Documentary

An immersive journey into the world of wild horses, Wild Beauty illuminates both the profound beauty...

Seabrook 1977

Seabrook 1977


Released on: 1978-01-01
Documentary

In April 1977, the small coastal town of Seabrook, New Hampshire became an international symbol in ...

Born to Be Free

Born to Be Free


Released on: 2017-03-21
Documentary

BORN TO BE FREE is a revelatory investigation by three intrepid free-diving journalists, Gaya, Tanya...

I Am FEMEN

I Am FEMEN


Released on: 2014-05-22
Documentary

Oxana is a woman, a fighter, an artist. As a teenager, her passion for iconography almost inspires h...

Somos animales

Somos animales


Released on: 2023-01-05
Documentary, Fantasy

Tania and Cocteau, a cat that comes from the not too distant future, tell the story of the passage o...