Credits
Produced By: Gloria Pancrazi, Elena Jean, Andrew Luba, Nicholas Castel
Directed By: Gloria Pancrazi, Elena Jean
Edited By: Nicholas Castel, Elena Jean
Cinematography: Nicholas Castel, Gabriel Swift, Bronson Whytcross, John Fulton, Victoria Obermeyer, Jan Schaedle Ubeda, Ben Cox, Joel Barrow, Will Allen, Brad Lancaster, Elena Jean
Original Soundtrack: Julien Verschooris
Animations: Hamish Palmer
Sound: Esther Gadd
Presented by: Coexistence Films, PNW Protectors, Dr. Bronners
Impact Campaign Team: Stories First, Story Money Impact
Distributed By: Blue Ant International
94 min, 4K, English
2022
COEXTINCTION
After a mother orca carries her dead calf for 17 days, two filmmakers spring into action, joining Indigenous leaders and scientists making a final attempt to save the last 74 Southern Resident orcas from extinction. Moving beyond a traditional wildlife documentary, Coextinction takes audiences deep into the oceans and forests of the Pacific Northwest to witness the complex systems of interconnectedness linking together ecosystem collapse, centuries of injustice against Indigenous peoples, and the frontlines of the world’s most pressing environmental threats. No species goes extinct in isolation.
Stream for free on CBC Gem August 16th!
For screening or licensing inquiries, please email info@coextinctionfilm.com
“A vital, eye-opening analysis of interdependence, humbly offering the next generation a conscious path forward.”
“[A] critical documentary about the state of the world.”
Impact Campaign and Community Engagement
During pre-production, production, and post-production, Coextinction was a film focussed on impact. What began as an attempt to save the Southern Resident orcas from extinction, turned into a campaign to fight big industry, hold governments accountable, and to amplify Indigenous communities. Coexistence Films worked for many years to develop deep relationships with the communities and locations involved to amplify their and their communities’ voices. This has continued long past the film’s release. The film has been used as a tool of allyship, rather than a tool for financial gain.
Our impact work aimed to build a coalition of communities in the Salish Sea that could help amplify existing Indigenous and non-Indigenous movements working to protect salmon, orca, and the ecosystem as a whole. Social media was used to build an international support network of experts and activists that support the causes from abroad.
Impact work for Coextinction has included community screenings, letter-writing campaigns, on-the-ground demonstrations, discussion guides, educational materials, crowdfunding, and workshops. Coextinction has screened throughout the world, in communities big and small. It has hosted presentations at the world-class Grand Rex in Paris, aboard research vessels in Norway, and on ice-breakers in the Canadian sub-arctic.
Official Poster for © Coextinction
Filming for Coextinction took place from ‘Namgis Nation (Vancouver Island) all the way to Palúspam territories (South Washington), spanning over 500 miles on the west coast of North America. Filming was on the ancestral homelands of over 15 First Nations and Sovereign Tribes, including Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), Á,LEṈENEȻ ȽTE (W̱SÁNEĆ) (San Juan Island, Victoria), Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations (Tofino), səl ̓ ilwətaɁɬ təməxw (Tsleil-Waututh) (Vancouver), S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō) (Cheam First Nation), Secwepemcúl’ecw (Secwépemc), Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw First Nation (Kingcome Inlet), Kwikwasut ́inuxw First Nation (Kingcome Inlet), ’Namgis Nation (Alert Bay), Mamalilikulla First Nation (Village Island), We Wai Kai Nation (Campbell River), Palúspam (Palouse) (Snake River), Yakima (Snake River), S’Klallam (Port Angeles), Lhaq’temish (Lummi Nation), Samish Indian Nation & Swinomish Indian Tribal Community (Anacortes), Multnomah, Wasco, Cowlitz, Kathlamet, Clackamas, Bands of Chinook, Tualatin, Kalapuya, and Molalla (Portland).
WINNER:
2021 Jackson Wild Media Awards: "Our Human Planet"
2021 Vancouver International Film Festival: "Rob Stewart Eco Warrior Award"
2021 Planet In Focus Environmental Film Festival: "People's Choice"
2021 Montreal Independent Film Festival: "Best Environmental Film"
2022 International Ocean Film Festival "Environment Award"
2022 Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival: "Jury Special Mention"
2022 Los Angeles Cinematography Awards: "Best Documentary Film", "Best Original Score", "Best Aerial Cinematography"
NOMINATED:
2021 Jackson Wild Media Awards: "Original Music Score"
2021 Vancouver International Film Festival: "Best BC Film"
2021 Vancouver International Film Festival: "Best Canadian Documentary"
2022 Canadian Screen Awards: "Best Cinematography in a Feature Length Documentary | Meilleures images dans un long métrage documentaire"
2022 Canadian Screen Music Awards: "Best Original Score for a Documentary Feature Film"
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
2021 Jackson Wild Media Awards
2021 Vancouver International Film Festival
2021 Mill Valley Film Festival
2021 Planet In Focus
2021 Friday Harbour Film Festival
2021 Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival Fall Series
2021 Montreal Independent Film Festival
2022 Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival
2022 Santa Barbara International Film Festival
2022 Academia Film Olomouc
2022 EarthX Film Festival
2022 Seoul International Eco Film Festival
2022 Los Angeles Cinematography Awards
2023 Boulder International Film Festival
2023 KDocs Film Fesitval
2023 InScience International Film Festival
2023 Sofia International Film Festival
2023 Dana Point Film Festival