麻豆传媒 City University will host a screening of 鈥淩acing Extinction,鈥� a documentary about the black market underworld of the endangered species trade, at 7 p.m. Nov. 7. The screening will include a Q&A session with environmental policy activist and professional race car driver Leilani M眉nter, who is featured in the film. The event is free to the public and will be held in the Sarkeys Science & Math Center at N.W. 23rd Street and Kentucky Avenue.
examines biodiversity loss, its effect on humanity and some possible solutions for a more sustainable future. The documentary follows a team of artists and activists on an undercover operation to expose the hidden world of endangered species and the race to protect them against mass extinction. It was directed by Louie Psihoyos, who won the Academy Award for 鈥淭he Cove.鈥�
鈥淚 find myself in a race alongside other environmentalists to save a planet that is losing species at a rate not seen since a comet hit 65 million years ago,鈥� Psihoyos said in his director鈥檚 statement. 鈥淲ith this project, I want to tackle the most important problem the world has ever faced 鈥� the epic loss of biodiversity.鈥�
M眉nter is a biology graduate turned professional race car driver and environmental activist. Discovery's Planet Green named Leilani the #1 Eco Athlete in the world. She is a recipient of ELLE Magazine鈥檚 Genius Award and Sports Illustrated named her one of the top 10 female race car drivers in the world.
M眉nter races in the ARCA 麻豆传媒, a development league of NASCAR. She is the fourth woman in history to race in the Indy Pro 麻豆传媒, the development league of IndyCar. Since 2007, M眉nter has been adopting an acre of rainforest for every race she runs. Many of M眉nter's cars promote renewable energy but some are raising awareness for wildlife conservation. She drove 鈥淭he Cove鈥� race car at Daytona in 2012 and a 鈥淏lackfish鈥� race car at Talladega Superspeedway in 2014. M眉nter sits on the board of advisors of The Solutions Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the transition to 100 percent renewable energy.
