Episode 12: Louie Psihoyos – Filmmaker. Photographer. Executive Director of the Oceanic Preservation Society.

by | Apr 12, 2021

Filmmaker. Photographer. Executive Director of the Oceanic Preservation Society.

Louie Psihoyos is a globally recognized National Geographic photographer, Oscar-winning filmmaker and Executive Director of the Oceanic Preservation Society, a collaborative production company he co-founded with tech entrepreneur Jim Clark. He is responsible for several important documentary films including, “The Cove” about the capture and slaughtering of dolphins in Taiji Japan, winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2010, “Racing Extinction”, drawing attention to mankind’s role in the loss of at least half of the world’s species and “Game Changers”, dispelling several myths around humans need to eat meat products to remain healthy and become strong. Aside from extensive achievements in the visual arts, his personal ethos and life on planet earth is mirrored through the stories he tells and the way he chooses to live his life, while through the production of compelling films and imagery, underlined by extremely powerful narratives, contemporary crises, and heroic film subjects, Louie Psihoyos is radically changing how people perceive documentaries and how we can all make a difference.

LEARN MORE ABOUT LOUIE PSIHOYOS here:

Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/psihoyos/?hl=en
Photography Website: https://www.psihoyos.com/index
Ocean Preservation Society: https://www.opsociety.org/,
OPS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oceanicpreservationsociety/
Twelve Questions: https://getboulder.com/12-questions-for-louis-psihoyos/
TEDx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rZQq27Ln_Y
Joe Rogen / On Overfishing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLBMIuhqgEs
Racing Extinction: https://racingextinction.com/film/
The Cove: https://www.opsociety.org/our-work/films/the-cove/
The Game Changers: https://gamechangersmovie.com/

“My goal is to make a film that doesn’t just create awareness, but inspires people to get motivated to change this insane path we’re on. ” – Louie Psihoyos.

TO SUGGEST A GUEST YOU CAN REACH US here: guest@ourepicocean.com or take the EPIC OCEAN CHALLENGE follow this link: https://www.ourepicocean.com/challengevid