Rebecca Moore (Founder of IFAH) was honored recently to
sit down with film director Amy Berg and be interviewed
for her documentary, “It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley.”
From Art to Avians
how a last conversation and profound loss became a journey of care for humans & Birds
One thing Rebecca reflected upon with Amy, that didn't make it into the final cut of her film, was aspects of the last conversation she had with Jeff only 24 hours before he died so tragically and so young. It had been a conversation full of profound realizations, and perhaps, unique to their relationship, the conversation had touched on Jeff's deepening connection with animals.
Recognizing the poignance of this connection that Jeff expressed to Rebecca at what would end up being the 11th hour of his earthly life, co-directors Amy Berg & Beth Aala decided to create a short film that peers back into a moment in time and looks forward through a journey that continues to honor hope, love, care and healing for all.
WATCH THIS SHORT FILM TO LEARN MORE ABOUT REBECCA’S CONVERSATION WITH JEFF,
AND WHY IT SERVED AS A BLUEPRINT FOR HER JOURNEY to build IFAH:
Co-directed by Amy Berg and Beth Aala
Rebecca reflects on her time with Jeff Buckley, her lifelong animal rights activism and stance, and the powerful revelations Jeff was having about his own health, well-being, and life. We come to know how that conversation and a series of losses began a journey that took her away from the NYC avant garde art world she’d been raised and spent 30 years in, to a mission of caring and advocating for disabled farmed birds in Upstate New York.
And if you haven’t seen Amy Berg’s full length documentary on Jeff yet, you can now stream it on HBO/HBO Max. Just
click the button to watch Amy’s beautiful and heart-capturing examination of this special artist’s life, loves and the challenges he faced despite his unique brilliance. - - - - - ->
Directed by Amy Berg
AVAILABLE ON HBO Max
beginning December 4 at 9pm ET
Photo of Rebecca & Jeff by Peter Moore (1992)
It’s not too late…
In the last months of Jeff’s life, he was making regular visits to the Memphis Zoo, and told Rebecca he was thinking of getting a job there. Watching the animals in captivity, Jeff was making new powerful connections.
As part of the work of IFAH, Rebecca teaches that it is never too late to make connections; never too late to deepen our understanding of the world around us, and never too late to understand our oneness within it. It’s never too late to make connections that can impact our emotional, physical and spiritual evolution… and it’s never too late to dismantle the oppressive systems and attitudes we live within that cause so much suffering and harm - including those based in speciesism, racism, ableism and more. Veganism is one way to break out of some of the major cycles of harm and systems of mass suffering - so that we can embrace a kind of liberation that is collective and powerful, protecting each of us, the animals and the earth as well.
the benefits of going vegan:
- Plant-based diets have been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and some forms of cancer
- Plant-based diets are naturally high in fiber. Fiber is found only in plant foods, not in animal products
- A vegan diet has a significantly lower carbon footprint compared to diets with animal products
- Billions of animals are killed in the United States for food every year
- Plant-based agriculture requires less land and natural resources than animal agriculture
NUMBER OF ANIMALS YOU'LL SAVE PER YEAR IF YOU EAT VEGAN
NUMBER OF CHICKENS YOU'LL SAVE PER YEAR IF YOU EAT VEGAN