Before the Flood (film)

Before the Flood
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Fisher Stevens
Written by	Mark Monroe
Produced by	Fisher Stevens Leonardo DiCaprio Jennifer Davisson James Packer Brett Ratner Trevor Davidoski
Narrated by	Leonardo DiCaprio
Cinematography	Antonio Rossi
Edited by	Brett Banks Geoffrey Rickman Abhay Sofsky Ben Sozanski
Music by	Gustavo Santaolalla Trent Reznor Atticus Ross Mogwai
Production companies	RatPac Documentary Films Appian Way Productions Insurgent Docs Diamond Docs Mandarin Film Productions
Distributed by	National Geographic Documentary Films Fox Searchlight Pictures[1] (uncredited)
Release date	October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)
Running time	96 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English

Before the Flood is a 2016 documentary film about climate change directed by Fisher Stevens. The film was produced as a collaboration between Stevens, Leonardo DiCaprio, James Packer, Brett Ratner, Trevor Davidoski, and Jennifer Davisson Killoran. Martin Scorsese is an executive producer.^[3]

The film covers effects of climate change in various regions of the world, and discusses climate change denial. Numerous public figures are interviewed in the documentary. To offset the carbon emissions of the production, the filmmakers paid a voluntary carbon tax. The soundtrack features compositions by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Mogwai and Gustavo Santaolalla.

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2016, and was released theatrically on October 21, before airing on the National Geographic Channel on October 30.^[4][5] As part of National Geographic's commitment to covering climate change, the documentary was made widely available and free of charge on various platforms.^[6] It received generally positive critical reviews.