Racing Extinction (2015)
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- 1h 30min
- Documentary, Adventure
- 18 Sep 2015 (USA)
- Movie
A documentary that follows undercover activists trying to stave off a man-made mass extinction.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations.
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Cast
| Louie Psihoyos | ... |
Self - Undercover Investigator
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| Heather Dawn Rally | ... |
Self - Undercover Investigator (voice)
(as Heather Rally)
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| Michael Novacek | ... |
Self - Curator of Paleontology
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| Christopher W. Clark | ... |
Self - Johnson Senior Scientist
(as Dr. Christopher W. Clark)
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| Kirk Johnson | ... |
Self - National Museum of Natural History
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| Ady Gil | ... |
Self - Protester
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| Shawn Heinrichs | ... |
Self - Marine Conservationist
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| Paul Hilton | ... |
Self - Photojournalist
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| Charles Hambleton | ... |
Self - Undercover Investigator
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David Doubilet | ... |
Self - National Geographic Photographer
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| Jerry Greenberg | ... |
Self - Underwater Photographer
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| John Veron | ... |
Self - Former Chief Scientist, Australian Institute of Marine Science
(as Dr. J.E.N. Charlie Veron)
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| Elizabeth Kolbert | ... |
Self - Author of 'The Sixth Extinction'
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| Synte Peacock | ... |
Self - National Center for Atmospheric Research
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| Alan Barton | ... |
Self - Whiskey Creek Shellfish Hatchery
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| Bill Dewey | ... |
Self - Taylor Shellfish Farms
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| Lester Brown | ... |
Self - Earth Policy Institute
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Guillermo Berra | ... |
Self - INTA
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| Yao Ming | ... |
Self - NBA Basketball Star (archiveFootage)
(as Ming Yao)
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Petr Stepanek | ... |
Self - Cinematographer
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| Joel Sartore | ... |
Self - Photo Ark
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| Jane Goodall | ... |
Self - Jane Goodall Institute
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| Travis Threlkel | ... |
Self - Obscura Digital
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| Leilani Münter | ... |
Self - Professional Race Car Driver
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| Elon Musk | ... |
Self - Tesla Motors
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| Eric Goode | ... |
Self - Founder and President, Turtle Conservancy
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| Jason Hall-Spencer | ... |
Self - Marine Biologist, Plymouth University
(as Dr. Jason Hall-Spencer)
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Mark Mandica | ... |
Self - Amphibian Conservationist, The Amphibian Foundation
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| Stuart Pimm | ... |
Self - Conservation Ecologist, Duke University
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Austin Richards | ... |
Self
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| Louie Schwartzberg | ... |
Self - Filmmaker
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| Boris Worm | ... |
Self - Marine Research Ecologist, Dalhousie University
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Directed by
| Louie Psihoyos | ||
Written by
| Mark Monroe | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Olivia Ahnemann | ... | producer |
| Jody Allen | ... | co-executive producer |
| Paul Allen | ... | co-executive producer (as Paul G. Allen) |
| Jon Bardin | ... | supervising producer |
| Patti Bonnet | ... | line producer |
| Jonathan Burkhart | ... | line producer |
| Solina Chau | ... | co-executive producer |
| Chip Comins | ... | associate producer |
| Trammell S. Crow | ... | co-executive producer |
| John Paul DeJoria | ... | co-executive producer |
| Taylor Fraser | ... | production coordinator |
| Adrienne Hall | ... | associate producer |
| John Hoffman | ... | executive producer |
| W. Wilder Knight II | ... | associate producer |
| Ken Lerer | ... | co-executive producer |
| Dan Nelson | ... | co-executive producer |
| Gina Papabeis | ... | co-producer |
| Dieter Paulmann | ... | executive producer |
| Heidi Roddenberry | ... | associate producer |
| Rod Roddenberry | ... | associate producer |
| Laura Seydel | ... | associate producer |
| Rutherford Seydel | ... | associate producer |
| Tom Shadyac | ... | associate producer |
| Hilary Sparrow | ... | supervising producer |
| Fisher Stevens | ... | producer |
| Jim Swartz | ... | associate producer |
| Susan Swartz | ... | associate producer |
| Carole Tomko | ... | co-executive producer |
| Max Tromba | ... | associate producer: Insurgent Media |
| William von Mueffling | ... | co-executive producer |
Music by
| J. Ralph | ||
Cinematography by
| John Behrens | ||
| Shawn Heinrichs | ||
| Sean Kirby | ||
| Petr Stepanek | ||
Editing by
| Geoffrey Richman | ||
| Lyman Smith | ||
| Jason Zeldes | ||
Editorial Department
| Will Cox | ... | colorist |
| Gil Litver | ... | on-line editor |
| Joshua Steele Minor | ... | assistant editor |
| Owen Rucker | ... | on-line editor |
| Mike Scalisi | ... | additional editor |
| Christopher Smith | ... | assistant editor |
| Matt Stamm | ... | assistant editor (as Matthew Stamm) |
| Caitlin Tartaro | ... | digital intermediate producer |
Production Management
| Jonathan Burkhart | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jonathan Burkhart | ... | assistant director: new york shoot |
| Sebastian Iturralde | ... | second ad: UN projections unit |
| Paul McGuire | ... | first ad: UN projections unit |
Sound Department
| Marco Alicea | ... | audio/video transfer |
| Christopher Barnett | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Tyler Bender | ... | sound recordist |
| Jonathan Borland | ... | sound effects editor (as Jon Borland) |
| Adriano Bravo | ... | sound mixer |
| Jim Choi | ... | additional sound recordist |
| Taylor Fraser | ... | sound assistant |
| Jonathan Greber | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Mickey Houlihan | ... | sound |
| Kamal John Iskander | ... | sound recordist |
| Mike Lane | ... | client services |
| Scott Levine | ... | digital editorial support / engineer |
| Brian Long | ... | engineering services |
| Josh Lowden | ... | general manager: executive staff, Skywalker Sound |
| Chris Manning | ... | foley recordist |
| Steve Morris | ... | head of engineering: executive staff, Skywalker Sound |
| Tim Nielsen | ... | re-recording mixer / sound designer / supervising sound editor |
| Jon Null | ... | head of production: executive staff, Skywalker Sound |
| Eva Porter | ... | client services |
| Frank Rinella | ... | foley artist |
| Mark Roy | ... | sound recordist |
| Taylor Roy | ... | sound recordist |
| Dave Schaaf | ... | production sound |
| Cathy Shirk | ... | post-production sound accountant |
| Jerry Stein | ... | sound mixer |
| Dennie Thorpe | ... | foley artist |
| Phil Turner | ... | sound recordist: sound recordist |
| Stephen Urata | ... | assistant re-recording mixer |
| Jana Vance | ... | foley artist |
| Jonathan Greber | ... | assistant supervising sound editor (uncredited) |
| Chris Manning | ... | foley mixer (uncredited) |
| Edgar Meza | ... | engineering services (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Matt Stamm | ... | visual effects (as Matthew Stamm) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Eric Peter Abramson | ... | additional camera |
| Brook Aitken | ... | camera operator |
| Jim Anderson | ... | assistant camera: U.N. projections unit |
| Rich Barbadillo | ... | dolly grip: U.N. projections unit |
| Robert Barcelona | ... | jib operator |
| Neil Barrett | ... | additional camera |
| Axel Baumann | ... | additional camera / additional cinematographer / additional cinematography: U.N. projections unit |
| John Behrens | ... | steadicam operator |
| Balz Bellmann | ... | swing |
| Tod Boyle | ... | additional assistant camera |
| Richard Brooks Burton | ... | marine cineflex operator (as Richard Burton) |
| Cadichon | ... | additional camera |
| John Chater | ... | additional camera |
| Terence Chu | ... | additional camera |
| Tom Curran | ... | additional camera |
| Tim Deagle | ... | additional camera |
| Andrew Eckmann | ... | assistant camera / assistant camera: U.N. projections unit / camera operator / first assistant camera / grip |
| Tim Erickson | ... | data manager: San Francisco / data wrangler |
| David Feeney-Mosier | ... | additional assistant camera / additional first assistant camera |
| John Fisher | ... | data wrangler |
| Tom Fitz | ... | additional camera / underwater camera operator |
| Renata Foucre | ... | data wrangler |
| Kate Garrett | ... | additional assistant camera |
| John Gazdik | ... | additional assistant camera |
| Neil Giles | ... | data wrangler |
| Edward A. Gutentag | ... | additional camera |
| Jim Hair | ... | assistant camera: U.N. projections unit |
| Adrienne Hall | ... | data wrangler |
| Charles Hambleton | ... | additional camera |
| Brenden Hamilton | ... | data wrangler |
| Bob Hanna | ... | additional camera |
| Kimman Harmon | ... | additional camera |
| Brian Harnick | ... | best boy |
| Kent Harvey | ... | additional cinematographer |
| Shawn Heinrichs | ... | underwater camera operator |
| Wolfgang Held | ... | additional cinematography: U.N. projections unit |
| Devin Hendrick | ... | remote helicopter operator |
| Jonathan Hiller | ... | camera operator |
| Kyle Hollar | ... | data wrangler / digital imaging technician: Mexico |
| Jeff Holman | ... | grip |
| Alex Hubert | ... | additional camera |
| Simon Hutchins | ... | underwater camera operator |
| Mike Indursky | ... | additional assistant camera |
| Ethan Johnson | ... | additional camera / assistant camera / data wrangler |
| Ryland Jones | ... | data wrangler / digital imaging technician |
| Michael Kelem | ... | aerial cineflex operator / aerial cinematographer |
| Adam Kimmel | ... | additional camera |
| Jason Knoll | ... | additional assistant camera |
| Kyle Knudsen | ... | additional assistant camera |
| Warren Kommers | ... | additional camera |
| Kirk Krack | ... | underwater camera operator |
| Dagmara Krecioch | ... | data wrangler |
| Todd Kuhn | ... | grip |
| James Mack | ... | remote helicopter operator |
| Paul Marbury | ... | additional assistant camera |
| James McFadyen | ... | gaffer |
| Alan J. Mehlbrech | ... | steadicam operator (as Alan Mehlbrech) |
| Greg 'Moondog' Mooney | ... | underwater camera operator |
| Jenni Morello | ... | assistant camera: U.N. projections unit |
| Juan Manuel Moreno Morales | ... | data wrangler |
| Arlene Nelson | ... | additional camera / additional cinematography: U.N. projections unit |
| Smokey Nelson | ... | grip |
| Laura Nespola | ... | assistant camera: U.N. projections unit |
| Henry Nguyen | ... | data wrangler |
| Hunter Nolan | ... | additional camera / movi operator / movi operator: U.N. projections unit |
| Davis Northern | ... | data wrangler |
| Mike O'Shea Jr. | ... | steadicam operator |
| Gina Papabeis | ... | additional camera |
| Mattew Pfau | ... | assistant camera: underwater blue whale unit |
| Vance Piper | ... | additional assistant camera |
| Nejc Poberaj | ... | assistant camera: U.N. projections unit |
| Louie Psihoyos | ... | additional camera / underwater camera operator |
| Martina Radwan | ... | additional cinematography: U.N. projections unit (as Martina Radwin) |
| Heather Dawn Rally | ... | additional camera |
| Claudia Raschke | ... | additional camera / additional cinematography: U.N. projections unit |
| John M. Roche | ... | gaffer: U.N. Projections Unit |
| Christopher Ruedy | ... | grip (as Christopher Reudy) |
| Jacob Sauerbrey | ... | dolly grip: U.N. projections unit |
| Yaw Hoong Siew | ... | additional camera |
| Dean Snodgrass | ... | additional assistant camera |
| John South | ... | grip |
| Matt Stamm | ... | additional camera (as Matthew Stamm) |
| Megaera Stephens | ... | data wrangler |
| Chris Tipton-King | ... | additional assistant camera / data wrangler |
| Paciano Triunfo | ... | grip |
| Lynton Vandersteen | ... | jib operator |
| Jeff Vaughn | ... | aerial cineflex operator |
| Stefan Wiesen | ... | additional camera |
| Ken Willinger | ... | additional camera |
| Julio Yurnet | ... | dolly grip: U.N. projections unit |
Animation Department
| Matt Stamm | ... | animator (as Matthew Stamm) |
Location Management
| Gahan Haskins | ... | location manager: U.N. projections unit |
Music Department
| Anohni | ... | song composer |
| Liz Gallacher | ... | music supervisor |
| David Garza | ... | musician |
| Erik Nickerson | ... | music copyist |
| Arthur Pingrey | ... | co-arranger / music editor / pro tools editing and programming / score co-mixer / score co-producer / song co-producer |
Additional Crew
| Shelby 'Shell' Eisenberg | ... | underwater camera operator/freediver: underwater blue whale unit |
| Vatche Arabian | ... | FLIR assistant: U.N. projections unit |
| Anne S. Atkinson | ... | legal counsel |
| Chris Bainter | ... | FLIR Advisor |
| Nora Ballard | ... | 1st assistant camera: U.N. projections unit / additional production coordinator |
| John Behrens | ... | director of photography: U.N. projections unit |
| Bruce Bigelow | ... | pa/driver: U.N. projections unit |
| Megan Blackburn | ... | camera operator: U.N. projections unit |
| Mark Boccella | ... | FLIR Advisor |
| Patti Bonnet | ... | producer: U.N. projections unit |
| Lois Ann Dive Charters | ... | dive charter: underwater blue whale unit |
| Christopher W. Clark | ... | Scientific Adviser |
| Annie Costner | ... | research and development |
| Candace Crespi | ... | assistant production coordinator / assistant production coordinator: U.N. projections unit |
| Wingman Ocean Adventures Darin Maurer | ... | spotter plane pilot: underwater blue whale unit |
| Gert De Saedeleer | ... | fixer: Argentina |
| Zara Duffy | ... | producer for insurgent media: U.N. projections unit |
| Andrew Eckmann | ... | FLIR steroe rigging/ac |
| Taylor Fraser | ... | production office assistant / sound assistant: U.N. projections unit |
| Jared Frost | ... | key grip: U.N. projections unit |
| Macarena Gagliardi | ... | fixer: Argentina |
| Sam Gordon | ... | field production assistant: U.N. projections unit |
| Charles Hambleton | ... | Additional FLIR Advisor |
| Adam Haracz | ... | production coordinator Discovery |
| Roberta Helling | ... | researcher |
| Alice Henty | ... | production consultant |
| Mickey Houlihan | ... | sound design/recordist: U.N. projections unit |
| Yara Khakbaz | ... | senior producer: gopro |
| W. Wilder Knight II | ... | legal counsel |
| Kirk Krack | ... | underwater camera operator/freediver: underwater blue whale unit |
| Ben Kramer | ... | field production assistant: U.N. projections unit |
| Ben Lang | ... | pa/driver: U.N. projections unit |
| Andy Lee | ... | OPS legal counsel |
| Brian Linek | ... | field production assistant: U.N. projections unit |
| Gabriela Lozada | ... | field production assistant: U.N. projections unit |
| Michael MacDonald | ... | Unit AD |
| Matt Milios | ... | digital producer |
| John Miller-Monzon | ... | archival researcher |
| Ruchi Mital | ... | assistant to Mr. Stevens: U.N. projections unit |
| Sydney Morauer | ... | stock footage research |
| Eric Mycroft | ... | boat captain: underwater blue whale unit |
| Leilani Münter | ... | Mobile Projection Tesla Driver |
| Davis Northern | ... | media manager: U.N. projections unit |
| Gina Papabeis | ... | producer: : U.N. projections unit |
| Kristina Petersen | ... | assistant: gopro |
| Rachel Pontbriand | ... | field production assistant: U.N. projections unit / production office assistant: U.N. projections unit |
| D.J. Reiter | ... | researcher |
| Austin Richards | ... | FLIR Advisor / FLIR advisor: U.N. projections unit |
| Juan Robles | ... | field production assistant: U.N. projections unit |
| Rachel Rosengarten | ... | additional production coordinator |
| Mark Roy | ... | sound recordist: U.N. projections unit |
| Richard F. Schaden | ... | OPS legal counsel |
| Bradford Schmidt | ... | director of photography: underwater blue whale unit / underwater camera operator/freediver: underwater blue whale unit |
| Tom Sepe | ... | FLIR operator: : U.N. projections unit / tesla systems engineer: U.N. projections unit |
| Jonah Serface | ... | field production assistant: U.N. projections unit |
| Erik Spink | ... | Camera Operator: U.N. projections unit |
| Erik Spink | ... | camera operator: U.N. projections unit |
| Matt Stamm | ... | DIT/assistant editor: U.N. projections unit (as Matthew Stamm) |
| Robert Stein | ... | legal counsel |
| Petr Stepanek | ... | FLIR Operator |
| James Surowiecki | ... | end cards written by |
| Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes | ... | field applications engineer: Pop-up/MARU |
| Max Tromba | ... | data wrangler: U.N. projections unit |
| Taylor Turner | ... | field production assistant |
| Kerry Velez | ... | field production assistant: U.N. projections unit |
| Sarah Wass | ... | field production assistant: U.N. projections unit |
| Ian Wexler | ... | field production assistant: U.N. projections unit |
| Daniel Wright | ... | production coordinator / production coordinator: U.N. projections unit |
| Christopher Yurnet | ... | grip pa: U.N. projections unit |
| Doug Maulden-Locke | ... | broadcast operations, manager (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Edwin 'Itsi' Atkins | ... | special thanks |
| Max Bartoli | ... | thanks |
| Giulia Camilla Braga | ... | special thanks |
| Michael Cain | ... | The Oceanic Preservation Society Wishes to Thank |
| Jim Clark | ... | The Oceanic Preservation Society Wishes to Thank |
| Eric Goode | ... | The Oceanic Preservation Society Wishes to Thank |
| Charles Hambleton | ... | special thanks: The Hump |
| Lilly Hartley | ... | special thanks |
| Lyn Davis Lear | ... | The Oceanic Preservation Society Wishes to Thank (as Lyn Lear) / thanks (as Lyn Lear) |
| Mark Opel | ... | The Oceanic Preservation Society Wishes to Thank |
| Richard F. Schaden | ... | The Oceanic Preservation Society Wishes to Thank |
| Sarah Shaw | ... | The Oceanic Preservation Society Wishes to Thank |
| Gary Stokes | ... | thanks |
| David Toole | ... | The Oceanic Preservation Society Wishes to Thank |
| Jill Wheeler | ... | The Oceanic Preservation Society Wishes to Thank |
| Wendy Yu | ... | The Oceanic Preservation Society Wishes to Thank |
Production Companies
- Oceanic Preservation Society
- Okeanos - Foundation For The Sea
- Insurgent Docs (in association with)
- Diamond Docs (in association with)
- JP's Peace, Love & Happiness Foundation (in association with)
- Earth Day Texas (in associate with)
- Endcrawl.com (End Credits)
- Li Ka Shing Foundation (in association with)
- Ripple Effect
- Vulcan Productions (in association with)
Distributors
- Discovery Channel (2015) (World-wide)
- Abramorama (2015) (United States) (theatrical)
- Discovery Channel (2015) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2016) (Germany) (DVD) (and Blu-ray)
- TV5 (2015) (Finland) (tv)
- Verenigde Arbeiders Radio Amateurs (VARA) (2016) (Netherlands) (tv) (NPO2)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Obscura Digital (creative technology studio)
- Skywalker Sound (Post-Production Sound Services by)
- Final Frame (post production services)
- Pryor Cashman Sherman & Flynn (legal counsel)
- Nelson & McCulloch (legal counsel)
- RFS Investments (legal counsel) (OPS)
- Framestore (animation)
- Darkside Scientific (electroluminescent paint)
- Brainbow (end title design)
- Brainbow (opening animation and logo)
- Candescent Films (funding)
- Skywalker Sound (acknowledgement: Special Thanks to Our Supporters)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Scientists predict we may lose half the species on the planet by the end of the century. They believe we have entered the sixth major extinction event in Earth's history. Number five took out the dinosaurs. This era is called the Anthropocene, or 'Age of Man', because the evidence shows that humanity has sparked this catastrophic loss. We are the only ones who can stop it as well. The Oceanic Preservation Society, the group behind the Academy Award® winning film THE COVE, is back for "Racing Extinction". Along with some new innovators, OPS will bring a voice to the thousands of species on the very edge of life. An unlikely team of activists is out to expose the two worlds endangering species across the globe. The first threat to the wild comes from the international trade of wildlife. Bogus markets are being created at the expense of creatures who have survived on this planet for millions of years. The other threat is all around us, hiding in plain sight. There's a hidden world that the oil and gas companies don't want the rest of us to see. Director Louie Psihoyos has concocted an ambitious mission to call attention to our impact on the planet, while inspiring others to embrace the solutions that will ensure a thriving planet for future generations. Written by OPS |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,500,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| 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'. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Oscars (2016). See more » |
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| 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. See more » |