The Cove's Killing Field

If you are old enough to remember the tv show Flipper, featuring a dolphin jumping high out of the water and sporting a shit-eating grin, you will be amazed at the documentary, The Cove, which tells the story of how the show's host, Richard O'Barry after years of buying new Porsches on his earnings, turned his life around. When Cathy, the main “star” died in his arms, he realized the cruelty to creatures inherent in dolphin entertainment, and became an activist in preserving dolphins' right to swim the oceans wild. But the sad story does not end with freeing these “entertainers” from stressful captivity. As founder of the Dolphin Project, O'Barry delved further into ocean life and found out that in Japan, the government sponsors the killing of thousands of dolphins per year in a remote cove in Taiji. A driving question becomes: why would anyone want to kill these intelligent, human friendly fish-eh, actually a kind of whale? He assembled divers, fellow activists, and filmmakers. With cameras hidden in fabricated rocks, his team filmed the killing so that people could see exactly what is going on, even as the media attempts to hush what is tragic not only for this species, but for our planet. One of the many reverberations of this dolphin slaughter is how the government made dolphin meat part of the mandatory school lunch program, even knowing the high percentage of dangerous mercury found as a result of industrial plants dumping waste in the world's waters. Mindful of the health risks to children, two Japanese local politicians bravely defied the government. Producers Jim Clark, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Fiisher Stevens spoke at a Q&A following a special screening last Wednesday hosted by Ben Stiller who attended along with his dad, Jerry Stiller. Jane Hightower, author of “Diagnosis: Mercury: Money, Politics & Poison” also spoke, and Ric O'Barry got a standing ovation from a crowd that included Nora Ephron, Nick Pileggi, Matthew Modine, Griffin Dunne, Famke Janssen, Adrien Grenier, Josh Bernstein, among many others. Guests filed out of the movie sheepishly remembering Flipper and other amusements like swimming with dolphins, hoping fish would not be on the menu at the after party. In fact, many who had also seen the documentary “Food, Inc.” despaired there was nothing left healthy to eat. Fortunately, the nutrition conscious and very fine restaurant Rouge Tomate did not disappoint, serving salads prepared with seasonal, locally available produce and delicious duck, excellent cheeses and filet mignon. 

Regina Weinreich

Graphic Design: Salpeter Ventura

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