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title: 'Racing Extinction (2015)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Louie Psihoyos'
released: '2015-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/racing-extinction-2015'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1618448/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Racing Extinction (2015)

2015 · 90 min · Documentary · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Louie Psihoyos](https://cinepixo.com/people/louie-psihoyos)
- **Original Music Composer:** [J. Ralph](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-ralph)
- **Producer:** [Fisher Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/fisher-stevens)

## Cast

- [Elon Musk](https://cinepixo.com/people/elon-musk)
- [Jane Goodall](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-goodall)

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Official site: https://www.racingextinction.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/racing-extinction-2015
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