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Louie Psihoyos Discusses ‘The Cove’


purposefully hidden from the public eye

purposefully hidden from the public eye a cove in a remote japanese village is

a cove in a remote japanese village is

a cove in a remote japanese village is the setting for the brutal slaughter of

the setting for the brutal slaughter of

the setting for the brutal slaughter of over 20,000 dolphins annually hi I’m

over 20,000 dolphins annually hi I’m

over 20,000 dolphins annually hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome to

Rebecca Braden and welcome to

Rebecca Braden and welcome to watchmojo.com our host Carolina got the

watchmojo.com our host Carolina got the

watchmojo.com our host Carolina got the chance to speak with Louisa hose

chance to speak with Louisa hose

chance to speak with Louisa hose director of The Cove about this tragedy

director of The Cove about this tragedy

director of The Cove about this tragedy we were making a making of film it was

we were making a making of film it was

we were making a making of film it was basically how we set up this Ocean’s

basically how we set up this Ocean’s

basically how we set up this Ocean’s eleven team to penetrate the cove we

eleven team to penetrate the cove we

eleven team to penetrate the cove we didn’t need don’t make us make this film

didn’t need don’t make us make this film

didn’t need don’t make us make this film we needed pirates what should your

we needed pirates what should your

we needed pirates what should your audience take away from this film and

audience take away from this film and

audience take away from this film and what can they do if anything the code to

what can they do if anything the code to

what can they do if anything the code to me is not just a film about penetrating

me is not just a film about penetrating

me is not just a film about penetrating the secret code with a low shins

the secret code with a low shins

the secret code with a low shins eleventeen but it’s really sort of a

eleventeen but it’s really sort of a

eleventeen but it’s really sort of a micro cosmos happening with the greater

micro cosmos happening with the greater

micro cosmos happening with the greater oceans can you tell us something that

oceans can you tell us something that

oceans can you tell us something that most of the population won’t know about

most of the population won’t know about

most of the population won’t know about dolphins well I think we do take a wild

dolphins well I think we do take a wild

dolphins well I think we do take a wild sentient intelligent sonic creature out

sentient intelligent sonic creature out

sentient intelligent sonic creature out of the wild and put them into a concrete

of the wild and put them into a concrete

of the wild and put them into a concrete tank and teach them to do stupid tricks

tank and teach them to do stupid tricks

tank and teach them to do stupid tricks for our amusement this is more about our

for our amusement this is more about our

for our amusement this is more about our intelligence and settings than it does

intelligence and settings than it does

intelligence and settings than it does there’s why are these dolphins being

there’s why are these dolphins being

there’s why are these dolphins being killed the Japanese government will tell

killed the Japanese government will tell

killed the Japanese government will tell you is because the dolphins and whales

you is because the dolphins and whales

you is because the dolphins and whales are eating too many fish it’s pest

are eating too many fish it’s pest

are eating too many fish it’s pest control is it common knowledge as to

control is it common knowledge as to

control is it common knowledge as to what’s going on it’s been known for

what’s going on it’s been known for

what’s going on it’s been known for about almost 30 years now documentary

about almost 30 years now documentary

about almost 30 years now documentary filmmakers been trying to get into the

filmmakers been trying to get into the

filmmakers been trying to get into the co for quite a while you know you can

co for quite a while you know you can

co for quite a while you know you can get arrested thrown in jail and you

get arrested thrown in jail and you

get arrested thrown in jail and you didn’t you know those people back there

didn’t you know those people back there

didn’t you know those people back there that would love to kill you if you got

that would love to kill you if you got

that would love to kill you if you got caught back there can you tell me some

caught back there can you tell me some

caught back there can you tell me some of the tactics that you guys used in

of the tactics that you guys used in

of the tactics that you guys used in order to get some of your footage we

order to get some of your footage we

order to get some of your footage we used all sorts of techniques we enlisted

used all sorts of techniques we enlisted

used all sorts of techniques we enlisted the services of Hollywood dustrial like

the services of Hollywood dustrial like

the services of Hollywood dustrial like magic Lucasfilm I showed them pictures

magic Lucasfilm I showed them pictures

magic Lucasfilm I showed them pictures of the cove and they built these fake

of the cove and they built these fake

of the cove and they built these fake rocks that we hit high def cameras in we

rocks that we hit high def cameras in we

rocks that we hit high def cameras in we had two Canadian free divers world

had two Canadian free divers world

had two Canadian free divers world champion free diver mandiri coucher she

champion free diver mandiri coucher she

champion free diver mandiri coucher she can go to Honda almost 300 feet on one

can go to Honda almost 300 feet on one

can go to Honda almost 300 feet on one breath of air come back up in her own

breath of air come back up in her own

breath of air come back up in her own power she can hold her breath for six

power she can hold her breath for six

power she can hold her breath for six and a half minutes she and her husband

and a half minutes she and her husband

and a half minutes she and her husband trainer kirk krack helped to set the

trainer kirk krack helped to set the

trainer kirk krack helped to set the underwater cameras and the underwater

underwater cameras and the underwater

underwater cameras and the underwater microphones the Hydra

microphones the Hydra

microphones the Hydra we had another Canadian Simon Hutchins

we had another Canadian Simon Hutchins

we had another Canadian Simon Hutchins who built this fleet of unmanned drones

who built this fleet of unmanned drones

who built this fleet of unmanned drones that we used with high-dose

that we used with high-dose

that we used with high-dose gyro-stabilized cameras below him to

gyro-stabilized cameras below him to

gyro-stabilized cameras below him to penetrate the code from the air that’s

penetrate the code from the air that’s

penetrate the code from the air that’s why I don’t think this film could have

why I don’t think this film could have

why I don’t think this film could have been made to buy a traditional filmmaker

been made to buy a traditional filmmaker

been made to buy a traditional filmmaker it’s often is the only wild animal that

it’s often is the only wild animal that

it’s often is the only wild animal that will come out of nature to save the

will come out of nature to save the

will come out of nature to save the human beings throughout history these

human beings throughout history these

human beings throughout history these animals have been saving the lives of

animals have been saving the lives of

animals have been saving the lives of human beings it’s kind of ironic now

human beings it’s kind of ironic now

human beings it’s kind of ironic now that the only way that we could save

that the only way that we could save

that the only way that we could save dolphins is approved to the Japanese

dolphins is approved to the Japanese

dolphins is approved to the Japanese government that human beings of by

government that human beings of by

government that human beings of by dumping so much into the environment

dumping so much into the environment

dumping so much into the environment that makes them toxic they’re inedible

that makes them toxic they’re inedible

that makes them toxic they’re inedible these small whales are toxic by Japanese

these small whales are toxic by Japanese

these small whales are toxic by Japanese standards anywhere from five to five

standards anywhere from five to five

standards anywhere from five to five thousand times more mercury than allowed

thousand times more mercury than allowed

thousand times more mercury than allowed by Japanese law so we’re just saying

by Japanese law so we’re just saying

by Japanese law so we’re just saying consumer beware don’t trust your

consumer beware don’t trust your

consumer beware don’t trust your government because they’re not giving

government because they’re not giving

government because they’re not giving you the truth right now the goal is to

you the truth right now the goal is to

you the truth right now the goal is to to get the film popular to get people to

to get the film popular to get people to

to get the film popular to get people to go see it and then to you know help

go see it and then to you know help

go see it and then to you know help create this groundswell this tsunami of

create this groundswell this tsunami of

create this groundswell this tsunami of negative publicity for the Japanese

negative publicity for the Japanese

negative publicity for the Japanese government to just to do the right thing

government to just to do the right thing

government to just to do the right thing at the end of the movie what you do

at the end of the movie what you do

at the end of the movie what you do realize is that one person can make a

realize is that one person can make a

realize is that one person can make a difference

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