I cover topics like factory farming, speciesism, wild animal suffering and veganism, and I strive to make those polarizing topics accessible and engaging, always with scientific and philosophical rigor.
Hi! I’m Ryuji, I make stuff about animals and our relationship with them.
work
Miyoko’s Sanctuary: a Forever Home for Unwanted Animals
A short about the rescued animals at Rancho Compasión, a farm animal sanctuary founded by Miyoko Schinner. (Japanese, English subtitles available)
Nowhere to Run (w/ Surge)
Doug, Susana and Carl share their experiences working in the business of killing animals. (Directed by Ryuji Chua, produced by Surge)
Ryuji Chua on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Discussing animal ethics, aquatic animal sentience, and “How Conscious Can a Fish Be?”
How Conscious Can a Fish Be?
On fish consciousness, intelligence, ability to feel pain, and why that all matters.
sources / credits
Animals and the Climate Crisis: a Missing Perspective | TEDx Warwick
What we get wrong about how the climate crisis affects animals.
Run to Death: the Rise and Fall of Greyhound Racing (w/ Faunalytics)
Charting the history, rise, and decline of greyhound racing, an industry whose days are numbered. sources / transcript
about
Ryuji Chua is a filmmaker and animal advocate who makes stuff about animals and our relationship with them.
He covers topics like factory farming, animal sentience, speciesism, wild animal suffering and veganism, and is known for communicating about these polarizing topics in an accessible and non-judgemental way.
On top of his work as an independent creator, Ryuji has published videos with animal protection organizations like Surge, Sentient Media and Faunalytics, spoken at schools like the University of Warwick, UC Berkeley and the University of Chicago, and was featured on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah to discuss animal ethics and his independent documentary “How Conscious Can A Fish Be?”.
He serves on the board of directors of Japanese animal advocacy organization Lib (リブ) and as board president of Vegan Hacktivists.
