Sanctuary Doc mentee Shivani Nelson documents halal and kosher slaughter practices in New York and Türkiye, examining how religious ritual frames the killing of animals as sacred. Through intimate images from slaughterhouses, Kaporos ceremonies, and a farmed animal sanctuary, the story explores the tension between sanctified sacrifice and the lived experience of animals — and asks what true sanctuary might mean.

Malvadal Grisfristad, one of the few sanctuaries dedicated to rescuing farmed animals in Sweden, is home to 3 perspective-changing pigs, but also faces challenges.