The cove [videorecording] / Lionsgate ; Roadside Attractions; Participant Media ; Oceanic Preservation Society presents a Jim Clark production in association with Diamond Docs and Skyfish Films ; written by Mark Monroe ; executive producer, Jim Clark ; producers, Paula Dupré Pesmen, Fisher Stevens ; directed by Louie Psihoyos.
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FilmPublisher number: 26590 | LionsgateLanguage: English Original language: English Subtitle language: English, Spanish Publication details: Santa Monica, Calif. : Lions Gate Entertainment, [2009]Edition: WidescreenDescription: 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Genre/Form: - Music by J. Ralph ; music supervisor, Liz Gallacher ; co-producer, Olivia Ahnemann ; edited by Geoffrey Richman ; director of expeditions, Simon Hutchins ; associate producer, Charles Hambleton ; cinematography, Brook Aitken.
- Winner, Documentary Feature, 2010 Academy Award, Audience Award, 2009 Sundance Film Festival ; Winner, Audience Award, 2009 Newport Beach Film Festival; Winner, Best Documentary by the Boston Society of Film Critics, 2009; Winner, Best Documentary by the National Board of Review, 2009.
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | 599.53 C873 | Available | 33111006601104 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In the 1960s, Richard O'Barry enjoyed a lucrative career as a specialized 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 harbor 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. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Special features: Commentary with director Louie Psihoyos and producer Fisher Stevens ; Special OPS cameras (Nest cam, Thermal cam, Rock cams, Helicopter cam, Blood cam); Freediving (ca. 5 min.); Deleted scenes (ca. 10 min.); The cove : Mercury rising (ca. 19 min.); original theatrical trailer
Special features: Optional audio feature commentary with director Louie Psihoyos and producer Fisher Stevens ; Special OPS cameras: Nest cam -- Thermal cam -- Rock cams -- Helicopter cam -- Blood cam ; Freediving (ca. 5 min.) ; The cove : Mercury rising (ca. 19 min.) ; deleted scenes (ca. 10 min.) ; original theatrical trailer.
Music by J. Ralph ; music supervisor, Liz Gallacher ; co-producer, Olivia Ahnemann ; edited by Geoffrey Richman ; director of expeditions, Simon Hutchins ; associate producer, Charles Hambleton ; cinematography, Brook Aitken.
In a sleepy lagoon off the coast of Japan is a highly guarded secret. During the night, Taiji fishermen engage in an unseen hunt for thousands of dolphins. The work is so horrifying, the fishermen will stop at nothing to keep it hidden from the outside world. When a team of elite activists, filmmakers, and free-divers embark on a secret mission to penetrate their cover, the shocking discoveries they find there are just the tip of the iceberg.
MPAA rating: PG-13; for disturbing content (special features not rated).
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation enhanced for 16x9 TVs; Dolby digital 5.1, Dolby digital 2.0.
In English with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned.
Winner, Documentary Feature, 2010 Academy Award, Audience Award, 2009 Sundance Film Festival ; Winner, Audience Award, 2009 Newport Beach Film Festival; Winner, Best Documentary by the Boston Society of Film Critics, 2009; Winner, Best Documentary by the National Board of Review, 2009.