Racing Extinction

IMDb RATING

8.2/10

8.3K

YOUR RATING

A documentary that follows undercover activists trying to stave off a human-made mass extinction.

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A documentary that follows undercover activists trying to stave off a man-made mass extinction.A documentary that follows undercover activists trying to stave off a man-made mass extinction.A documentary that follows undercover activists trying to stave off a man-made mass extinction.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

8.2/10

8.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 4 wins & 8 nominations total

Trivia
Anohni was one of two nominees for Best Original Song at the 2016 Academy Awards, along with composer David Lang for 'Simple Song #3' performed by Sumi Jo from the film 'Youth', who were not invited to perform their song during the awards broadcast. Because of this, Anohni boycotted the event, explaining on her website that she recognized the reason for the snub was because she 'might not sell advertising space', and that it felt like 'a sting of shame that reminded me of America's earliest affirmations of my inadequacy as a transperson' and represented 'a system of social oppression and diminished opportunities for transpeople'.

Quotes
Louie Psihoyos: When you factor in everything, the clearing of the land for grazing, feeding, transporting, livestock causes more greenhouse gases than all the direct emissions from the entire transportation sector.

Connections
Featured in The Oscars (2016)

Soundtracks
Manta Ray
Written by J. Ralph and Anohni
Performed by Anohni

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Review

Featured review

10/10

Documentary that you'd never think could make you cry...

This wild and cleverly produced documentary is going to take you places and bring tears to your eyes - not once, but on several occasions. There's also a scientific twist, offering an intriguing insight as to how Earth's atmosphere and it's oceans have changed over the many millions of years due to biological evolution, natural events, human interference, and what that could mean for the future.

Indeed, there is a strong focus on protecting endangered species both on land and on sea, however don't mistake this for an average "save the whales" documentary where one flicks over the channel when the end credits roll. This documentary will stir up a rather different emotion that presents a sense of empowerment on a level never experienced before.

The build up to the finale was superb; to coin a phrase, "The icing on the cake."

If you have ninety minutes spare to watch Racing Extinction, it will be ninety minutes well spent.