Humane Society picks doc

The Humane Society from the U . s . States has drawn on "Cages of Shame" by Martin Guinness since it's sixth champion from the Animal Content in Entertainment Documentary Grant. The society introduced the champion from the $20,000 grant on Thursday, observing it had received almost 90 distribution from over 20 nations. "Cages of Shame" is really a feature-length documentary in regards to a pursuit to save moon bears from the bile farm in China through advocate Jill Robinson. "Cages of Shame" is read by Peter Coyote and is incorporated in the final stages of publish-production. The society granted second spot to "Your Eyes of Thailand," directed by Windy Borman, which concentrates on the job of the vet devoted to rehabilitating wild tigers hurt by landmines. Previous readers from the grant have incorporated "The Elephant within the Family Room," a documentary about uncommon animal possession by Michael Webber, and "One Lucky Elephant," directed by Lisa Leeman. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com