The Cove (2009)
In the 1960s Richard O'Barry enjoyed a lucrative career as a specialised animal trainer; he captured the five dolphins that were used in the popular television series 'Flipper'; and taught them the tricks and special commands they used on the show. Four decades later; O'Barry has renounced his former life as a trainer and become an animal rights activist; speaking out against the hunting of aquatic mammals and keeping them in captivity. O'Barry is not welcome in Taiji; a town along the Japanese coast where hunting dolphins is a major part of the local economy; but he and a group of activist filmmakers made their way into the city as well as the carefully guarded harbour in hopes of documenting the abuse of dolphins by fisherman and the poisoning of the waters that has taken a toll on the marine ecology. O'Barry and his colleagues captured some beautiful underwater footage as well as shocking images of how the town's fisherman have sullied the dolphins and their habitat; and director Louie Psihoyos has used this material as the basis for the documentary 'The Cove'; which received its world premiere at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
Primary Title
- The Cove
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 9 April 2013
Release Year
- 2009
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 20
Duration
- 100:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- In the 1960s Richard O'Barry enjoyed a lucrative career as a specialised animal trainer; he captured the five dolphins that were used in the popular television series 'Flipper'; and taught them the tricks and special commands they used on the show. Four decades later; O'Barry has renounced his former life as a trainer and become an animal rights activist; speaking out against the hunting of aquatic mammals and keeping them in captivity. O'Barry is not welcome in Taiji; a town along the Japanese coast where hunting dolphins is a major part of the local economy; but he and a group of activist filmmakers made their way into the city as well as the carefully guarded harbour in hopes of documenting the abuse of dolphins by fisherman and the poisoning of the waters that has taken a toll on the marine ecology. O'Barry and his colleagues captured some beautiful underwater footage as well as shocking images of how the town's fisherman have sullied the dolphins and their habitat; and director Louie Psihoyos has used this material as the basis for the documentary 'The Cove'; which received its world premiere at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
- Japanese
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Documentary films--Japan
- Fishes--Mercury content--Japan
- Endangered species--Japan
- Poaching--Japan
- Dolphins--Effect of hunting on--Japan
Genres
- Animals
- Documentary
- Environment
Contributors
- Louie Psihoyos (Director)
- Mark Monroe (Writer)
- Richard O'Barry (Interviewee)
- Paula DuPreĢ Pesmen (Producer)
- Fisher Stevens (Producer)
- J. Ralph (Composer)
- Diamond Docs (Production Unit)
- Fish Films (Production Unit)
- Oceanic Preservation Society (Production Unit)
- Participant Media (Production Unit)
- Quickfire Films (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Documentary films--Japan
- Fishes--Mercury content--Japan
- Endangered species--Japan
- Poaching--Japan
- Dolphins--Effect of hunting on--Japan