The Cove - Shallow waters. Deep secrets
Just received an email about a special fundraiser screening of this movie at Cinema Paradiso, 164 James St, Northbridge at 4.30pm this Saturday 22nd August. Admission price will be $20.00.
The movie will be open to the public from 29th August.
Synopsis:
In 2008 an elite team of scientists, filmmakers and free divers embarked on a covert mission to Taiji, Japan to expose a shocking secret. What they found was only the tip of the iceberg.
In a remote, glistening cove, surrounded by barbed wire and "Keep Out" signs, lies a dark reality. It is here, under cover of night, that the fishermen of Taiji, driven by a multi-billion dollar global dolphin entertainment industry and an underhanded market for mercury-tainted dolphin meat, engage in an unseen hunt. The nature of what they do is so chilling -- and the consequences are so dangerous to human health - they will go to great lengths to halt anyone from seeing it.
Undeterred, dolphin activist Ric O’Barry joins forces with filmmaker Louis Psihoyos and the Oceanic Preservation Society to get to the truth of what’s really going on in the cove and why it matters to everyone in the world. With the local Chief of Police hot on their trail and strong-arm fishermen keeping tabs on them, they will recruit an "Ocean’s Eleven"- style team of underwater sound and camera experts, special effects artists, marine explorers, adrenaline junkies and world-class free divers who will carry out an undercover operation to photograph the off-limits cove, while playing a cloak-and-dagger game with those who would have them jailed. The result is a provocative mix of investigative journalism, eco-adventure and arresting imagery that adds up to an urgent plea for hope.
The majority of the world is not aware this is happening. The cove at Taiji is blocked off from the public. Cameras are not allowed inside and the media does not cover the story. It is critical that we get the word out in Japan. It's critical that we get the word out—everywhere. We believe that once the Japanese people know, they will demand change.
Official website: www.thecovemovie.com
We hope you can join us in supporting this film to end this senseless slaughter.
Perth Chapter
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
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