Indiecan Entertainment has picked up the Canadian rights to the animal rights feature documentary The Ghosts in Our Machine by Liz Marshall.

The acquisition by the indie distributor follows a world premiere at Hot Docs in Toronto.

The Ghosts in Our Machine, commissioned by the CBC’s documentary channel, focuses on animals that are caught up in a global trade in commodities.

Produced by Nina Beveridge and Marshall, the documentary features animal photographer Jo-Anne McArthur photographing animals bought and sold as consumers, and which the film attempts to bring empathy to.