Racing Extinction
Available screening types
Virtual
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Available until
Nov 02, 2025
Available in
Worldwide
Brought to you by
Oceanic Preservation Society
About the film
An unlikely team of activists and innovators hatches a bold mission to save endangered species.
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
1h 35m
Released
2015
Director
Louie Psihoyos
Producer
Olivia Ahnemann, Fisher Stevens
Executive Producer
Dieter Paulmann
Writer
Mark Monroe
Awards & recognition
Academy Award®
2016 Nominee for Best Original Song
Sundance Film Festival
2015 Official Selection
Blue Ocean Film Festival
2015 Best of Festival
Green Film Network
Best Green Film of the Decade Award 2020
Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival
Winner 2015
Crested Butte Film Festival
Act Now Award 2015
Emmy Awards
Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking Nominee 2016
Boulder International Film Festival
Winner 2015
Cinema for Peace Awards
Winner - International Green Film Award 2016
What people are saying
‘If a documentary can be both alarming and oddly reassuring, it's the gripping splash of cold cinematic water "Racing Extinction."‘
Joe Neumaier
‘The film is a captivating, sobering look at the world's endangered aquatic species, but it's also a frightening revelation of what methane and carbon are doing to the ocean.‘
Duane Byrge