Racing Extinction

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Racing Extinction
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLouie Psihoyos
Written byMark Monroe
Produced by
Cinematography
  • John Behrens
  • Shawn Heinrichs
  • Sean Kirby
  • Petr Stepanek
Edited by
  • Geoffrey Richman
  • Lyman Smith
  • Jason Zeldes
Music byJ. Ralph
Production
companies
Discovery Channel
Abramorama
Oceanic Preservation Society
Okeanos
Vulcan Productions
Insurgent Films
Release date
  • January 24, 2015 (2015-01-24) (Sundance Film Festival)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Racing Extinction is a 2015 documentary about the

Emmy nomination for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking. Racing Extinction premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival,[1] followed by limited theater release, with worldwide broadcast premiere on Discovery Channel in 220 countries or territories on December 2, 2015.[2]

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.

Synopsis

The film deals with several examples of the overarching theme of the

KT event 66 million years ago, including climate change and poaching, and the efforts of scientists, photographers, and volunteers to protect endangered species. The film implicates human overpopulation, globalization, and animal agriculture
as leading causes of extinction.

The film deals with the

CITES Appendix II list of protected species, thus stopping the village of Lamakera on Solor
in Indonesia from killing them to supply demand in China.

The film refers to the

Rabb's fringe-limbed treefrog (the last individual of which, Toughie, and Joel Sartore
photographs).

Anthropogenic climate change from

FLIR (forward-looking infrared) camera, with a special color filter. Ocean acidification
and the subsequent degradation of corals and other calcium carbonate-based marine organisms are revealed with lab experiments and comparisons of archived photographs to the state of the same reefs in the 2010s. The degradation of marine ecosystems and the implications of coastal habitation are highlighted.

The filmmakers also work with

Lamakera, Indonesia to convince the village to stop fishing manta rays. As well as the greenhouse gas camera previously mentioned and the projector, it is also the first car in the world with electro-luminescent paint, inspired by bioluminescent organisms
, and projects endangered animal sounds from the Bioacoustics Research Program. This campaign aimed to raise awareness and encourage people to change habits to ensure the survival of species for future generations, further highlighted by the 'Start With One Thing' Campaign.

Cast

Several notable persons had an appearance in this film, including:

Obscura Digital customized the Tesla Model S car used for the projections.

Reception

Racing Extinction was generally acclaimed by critics. The film has been nominated for an

Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking.[3] The film holds a Metacritic score of 81/100.[4] It was also praised as a "return to form" for the Discovery Channel, in that it represented a break from the numerous pseudoscience-based mockumentaries that the network was airing at the time. The film received the Cinema for Peace International Green Film Award in 2016.[5]

Soundtrack

Racing Extinction: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
J. Ralph
ReleasedNovember 6, 2015
Length58:57
LabelRumor Mill Records
J. Ralph chronology
Meru
(2014) 		Racing Extinction: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2015) 		Jim: The James Foley Story
(2015)

A soundtrack was released via Rumor Mill Records on November 6, 2015.[6] The main theme of the documentary is a song called "One Candle" featuring the vocals of Australian singer-songwriter, Sia. To promote this track, a music video was created using images of animals projected onto the side of the Empire State Building in New York.

At the

Sam Smith
, was the winner.

All tracks are written by J. Ralph

Racing Extinction
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One Candle"
4:03
2."Manta Ray"
5:18
3."One Million Miles Away (From the Illusionary Movements of Geraldine & Nazu)" 3:55
4."The Whole World Is Singing" 1:15
5."The Hump" 1:56
6."Our Own Road" 1:57
7."The Permian" 2:31
8."Underwater Color" 1:51
9."The Hand of Man" 0:55
10."37 Pictures on a 36 Roll" 1:56
11."Move the Needle" 1:01
12."Burning Through the Fossil" 2:37
13."Endangered Amphibians" 2:19
14."Better Stewards" 2:37
15."Almost All Life" 2:09
16."Racing Extinction" 5:15
17."Grasshopper Sparrow" 1:40
18."The Movies" 2:32
19."Rings of Endangered Species" 1:29
20."One Note Grand Piano" 4:22
21."The Mesozoic" 2:38
22."Possibilities" 1:01
23."Racing Extinction (Reprise)" 3:40
Total length:58:57

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sundance Institute". sundance.org. Archived from the original on September 26, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  2. ^ Ryan, Patrick. "Discovery project is racing to stop 'Extinction'". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "68th EMMY® AWARDS NOMINATIONS For Programs Airing June 1, 2015 – May 31, 2016" (PDF). Emmys.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 19, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  4. ^ "Reviews for Racing Extinction (2015)". Metacritic.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  5. ^ West, James (November 24, 2015). "Discovery Channel is finally ditching fake science and making people give a damn about the biggest story on Earth". Mother Jones. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  6. ^ "Racing Extinction Original Soundtrack". iTunes Australia. November 6, 2015. Archived from the original on December 12, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.

External links

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