The Cove won the Academy Award® for Best Documentary Feature at the 82nd Academy Awards®. In addition, The Cove was nominated for awards at multiple festivals including Hot Docs, Sundance Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival and Sheffield Doc/Fest. Director, Louie Psihoyos, together with Ric O'Barry, Jim Clark, and a team of specially selected OPS operatives, brought worldwide attention to the yearly killing of dolphins in Taiji, Wakayama, Japan. Furthermore, The Cove shined a light on the risk of mercury poisoning to humans who consume dolphin meat.
The Cove is directed by Louie Psihoyos and produced by Paula DuPré Pesmen and Fisher Stevens. The film is written by Mark Monroe. The executive producer is Jim Clark and the co-producer is Olivia Ahnemann.
For more information on The Cove film, please visit www.thecovemovie.com
