"The Cove" - Save Japan Dolphins

"The Cove" is out on DVD and Digital Download. Winner of audience awards across the world, including Sundance, SilverDocs and Hot Docs, and for those of you who haven't been following the film, it has just been shortlisted for the Academy Awards. A nomination would go so far in making an impression in Japan so that's huge news!

The feature documentary The Cove follows a team of activists and filmmakers as they infiltrate a heavily-guarded cove in Taiji, Japan. In this remote village they witness and document activities deliberately being hidden from the public: More than 20,000 dolphins and porpoises are being slaughtered each year and their meat, containing toxic levels of mercury, is being sold as food in Japan, often times labeled as whale meat.

Under the direction of the film's Ric O'Barry, Save Japan Dolphins.org/Earth Island Institute is actively working in Japan to shut down this brutal practice.

Become a Cove Captain and host a screening - you can buy the DVD and download the discussion guide here: http://www.takepart.com/covecaptains

Also, here’s a really great overview of the campaign to date: http://www.thecovemovie.info/