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Francesco Bori 🌱
award winning ethical filmmaker     artivist     curator

Francesco is a neurodiverse content creator whose primary objective is to raise awareness for planetary ethics and animal rights, focusing on sociology and history. He has earned a film degree, museology certification and a library masters.
His work includes making awareness raising films, including award winning Ethicall , which won the S.O.F.A Film Festival and headlined the International Vegan Film Festival on November 1st 2025 in Toronto. He also made a multi-award winning animation short Planted). He is an acclaimed visual artist and mentor who has been publicly showcased with Arts Etobicoke in Toronto. 

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films
Francesco Bori Ethical Filmmaker Reel 2024
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Animation short, Planted - Donald Watson and the Roots of Veganism (2025)
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Ethicall - teaser
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fridAy (2021)
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Documentary short, Virsā story (2019)
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Documentary short, POF: Rise (2018)
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Vegan Theme Winner
Vegan Theme Winner
Excellent Film
Van Gogh Award
Official Finalist

Praise

Ethicall
“I can’t begin to tell you how important it is that you watch and appreciate this film and understand why the vegan movement is so very important.”
Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE
Founder - the Jane Goodall Institute
UN Messenger of Peace

Ethicall

"You will love this scintillating documentary that celebrates veganism's 80th anniversary... Starring famed primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall, British marathoner Fiona Oakes and other notables, you will learn the origins of the word "vegan" and understand what it really means..."

Jane Velez-Mitchell, founder of UnchainedTV

fridAy
"Absolutely amazing film... such wondeful insights and so real.... This film is so needed and must be shared widely to open the necessary dialogue needed to begin to see Autism in a new light."
Margaret Dillane, Principal - Montessori School

fridAy
"I had tears rolling down my cheeks after the first ten mins, because it is so authentic… I can’t say enough about this. This is the best form of advocacy and awareness that I have seen in the past five years."
Connie Manning, autism influencer

projects
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workshops & curation
Qualified museologist and librarian specialising in storytelling and ethics, Francesco is an expert researcher and curator.
He excels at developing and delivering small to medium size exhibitions and individual workshops.


workshops praise
"Your passion for your craft shone through during your very instructive, well-structured, information rich program and I am sure it made an
impact on our attendees."
Host staff

"Thank you so much for coming all the way to (our) library & for hosting such a wonderful, informative workshop!! ...How awesome it was."
Host staff

"Thank you very much for such an insightful and thought-provoking workshop! It was an honour to learn from you."
Participant
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activism

film festivals
Founder and Creative Director - Film Only Film 
which celebrates underrepresented filmmakers, animal and planetary ethics.
Jury member - International Vegan Film Festival.

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art

artivism

© 2026 Francesco Bori

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