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

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)

Trailer

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