Each year in a lagoon off the coast of Taiji, Japan, fishermen take part in the clandestine slaughter of thousands of dolphins. Leading the effort to stop the hunt is Ric O’Barry, who trained the dolphins used in the Flipper television series, and was moved later to advocate ending dolphin captivity. But with local authorities and hostile guards keeping the site off limits, there was no way to find out what was going on in the cove. Teaming up with photographer Louie Psihoyos, the two assembled a group of world-class free divers, Hollywood special effects artists, and adrenaline junkies to infiltrate the site and expose the killings on camera. Psihoyos’ suspenseful film The Cove is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary.
Guest:
Louie Psihoyos, director of The Cove, one of the 5 Oscar nominees in the Best Feature Documentary category. He is a former photographer for National Geographic and the co-founder of the Oceanic Preservation Society.