Shannon O'Leary Joy

Movies

The Battle for Laikipia
Executive Producer
The stakes escalate in a longstanding conflict between Indigenous pastoralists and white landowners in Laikipia, Kenya, as unresolved historical injustices and the impact of climate change come to the forefront.
Of Night and Light: The Story of Iboga and Ibogaine
Executive Producer
Tells the astounding unknown story of what might be the aha scientific breakthrough moment of our generation: ibogaine.
Deep Rising
Executive Producer
The fate of the planet’s last untouched wilderness, the deep ocean, is under threat as a secretive organization is about to allow massive extraction of seabed metals to address the world’s energy crisis.
Mission: Joy (Finding Happiness in Troubled Times)
Executive Producer
An exploration of the remarkable friendship between Archbishop Desmond Tutu and His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
The Social Dilemma
Co-Executive Producer
This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.
Sharkwater Extinction
Executive Producer
Discovering that sharks are being hunted to extinction, and with them the destruction of our life support system - activist and filmmaker Rob Stewart embarks on a dangerous quest to stop the slaughter. Following the sharks - and the money - into the elusive pirate fishing industry, Stewart uncovers a multi-billion dollar scandal that makes us all accomplices in the greatest wildlife massacre ever known.
The Last Animals
Executive Producer
The Last Animals is a story about an extraordinary group of people who go to incredible lengths to save the planet's last animals. The documentary follows the conservationists, scientists and activists battling poachers and transnational trafficking syndicates to protect elephants and rhinos from extinction. From Africa's front lines to behind the scenes of Asian markets, the film takes an intense look at the global response to this slaughter and the desperate measures to genetically rescue the Northern White rhinos who are on the edge of extinction.