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Our Hen House: Vegan & Animal Rights Movement | Stories from the Frontlines of Animal Liberation

“I’m Trying”: Filmmaker Ray Cruzzola on Documentary Activism, Regan Russell, and the Power of Storytelling for Animals

Our Hen House: Vegan & Animal Rights Movement | Stories from the Frontlines of Animal Liberation

Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan

Society & Culture, Documentary, News, News Commentary, Self-improvement, Education

4.9579 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s interview, Jasmin and Mariann sit down with filmmaker Ray Cruzzola, founder of World Change Media, to discuss his moving documentary I’m Trying — a tribute to Canadian animal rights activist Regan Russell, who was killed in 2020 while protesting outside a pig slaughterhouse. Ray shares how he uses cinematic storytelling as a tool for social change, why he…

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0:00.0

Welcome to Our Henhouse.

0:08.0

This is Jasmine Singer.

0:09.4

This is Mary Ann Sullivan.

0:10.7

We are so pleased to welcome filmmaker Ray Krizola to talk about his work and specifically about I'm trying his moving documentary tribute to the work of Canadian activist Regan Russell.

0:23.0

And he is the founder of World Change Media, which creates cinematic, story-driven content

0:28.9

for nonprofits and charities and social impact organizations to drive awareness and engagement

0:34.7

and fundraising.

0:36.0

So we're very excited and we will get to you in just a moment, but welcome to our henhouse,

0:40.6

Ray.

0:41.4

I'm glad to be here.

0:42.4

Thanks so much for having me.

0:43.5

I'm looking forward to it.

0:45.4

I'm very, very excited about the work that you're doing.

0:49.1

And I feel like we all have so much to learn from you.

0:52.5

Before we get to that, just a quick reminder to our listeners about the Our Hen House podcasts.

0:58.2

Rising Anxieties comes out on Tuesdays, the hen report on Thursdays, and the long-form interview,

1:03.7

that's this, on Fridays.

1:05.4

Bonus content for flock members comes out on Mondays.

1:08.3

We're a podcast and we're on YouTube. So hit subscribe, hit like,

1:12.7

wherever you listen, leave a comment, all of the things. Okay, let's get to you, Ray, because this is a,

1:19.1

you know, a topic that I think we'll ring, ring some bells with our listeners for sure.

1:25.4

If, just in case anyone listening is not familiar with Regan's story, can you just tell us

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