Racing Extinction (2015)
- Directed by
- Louie Psihoyos
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 7.8 of 10 from 199 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary shows how human activity is driving species to extinction. It follows scientists and activists as they document endangered animals and expose threats like poaching and pollution.
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What happens
Racing Extinction is a 2015 documentary about the ongoing anthropogenic mass extinction of species and the efforts from scientists, activists, and journalists to document it by Oscar-winning director Louie Psihoyos, who directed the documentary The Cove (2009). The film received one Oscar nomination, for Best Original Song, and one Emmy nomination for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking. Racing Extinction premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, followed by limited theater release, with worldwide broadcast premiere on Discovery Channel in 220 countries or territories on December 2, 2015. Racing Extinction′s website details further information about contemporary extinction and campaigns with which to prevent it. The film was created by the Oceanic Preservation Society. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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