Louie Psihoyos

Birth : , Dubuque, Iowa, USA

History

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Louis (Louie) Psihoyos (born 1957) is an American photographer and documentary film director known for his still photography and contributions to National Geographic. Psihoyos, a licensed scuba-diver, has become increasingly concerned with bringing awareness to underwater life. In 2009 he directed and appeared in the feature-length documentary The Cove, which won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. Description above from the Wikipedia article Louie Psihoyos, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Movies

Mission: Joy (Finding Happiness in Troubled Times)

Director

An exploration of the remarkable friendship between Archbishop Desmond Tutu and His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

The Game Changers

Director

From the UFC Octagon in Las Vegas and the anthropology lab at Dartmouth, to a strongman gym in Berlin and the bushlands of Zimbabwe, the world is introduced to elite athletes, special ops soldiers, visionary scientists, cultural icons, and everyday heroes—each on a mission to create a seismic shift in the way we eat and live.

Racing Extinction

Himself

An unlikely team of activists and innovators hatches a bold mission to save endangered species.

Racing Extinction

Director

An unlikely team of activists and innovators hatches a bold mission to save endangered species.

Dinosaur 13

Himself

Two years after the discovery of "Sue," the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton found to date, government officials seize the remains and claim that "Sue" was stolen from federal land.

Chasing Ice

Himself - Photographer & Oscar Winning Filmmaker

When National Geographic photographer James Balog asked, “How can one take a picture of climate change?” his attention was immediately drawn to ice. Soon he was asked to do a cover story on glaciers that became the most popular and well-read piece in the magazine during the last five years. But for Balog, that story marked the beginning of a much larger and longer-term project that would reach epic proportions.

Minds in the Water

A surfer travels the world on a quest to save dolphins.

The Cove

Himself

The Cove tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of individuals, films makers and free divers embarked on a covert mission to penetrate the hidden cove in Japan, shining light on a dark and deadly secret. The shocking discoveries were only the tip of the iceberg.

The Cove

Director