The Cove

Louie Psihoyos and former dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry used covert cameras, military-grade thermal imaging, and fake rocks to document the annual dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan — where 23,000 dolphins are killed or captured every year. The crew literally risked arrest to get the footage. It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 2010 and sparked international diplomatic incidents. Japan was furious. The dolphins needed someone to be.