Jim Moriarty, CEO of the Surfrider Foundation, recently updated his blog with a great post on Clay Marzo’s Just Add Water and how the film touched him on a personal level. All of us at Quiksilver would like to thank Jim for his support and we wish you and your son many happy surfs together! To read Jim’s post “Waves are…toys from God” please click here.
The Cove is in theaters now. Please go see it and take your friends!
Winner of numerous Audiences Awards around the world, including the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, Silver Docs and Hot Docs, “The Cove” follows an “Oceans Eleven” style team of underwater sound and camera experts, special effects artists, marine explorers, adrenaline junkies and world-class free divers who carry out an undercover operation to photograph an off limits cove located in Taiji, Japan. The team is on a mission to discover the truth about the international dolphin capture trade. Utilizing state-of-the art techniques, including hidden microphones and cameras in fake rocks, the team uncovers how this small seaside village serves as a horrifying microcosm of massive ecological crimes happening worldwide. The result of this team’s journey to Taiji is a provocative mix of investigative journalism, eco-adventure and arresting imagery that adds up to an urgent plea for hope.
Please visit www.thecovemovie.com for more information on the film.
Watch the trailer here.
What people are saying:
“Kick ass narrative, surprising twists, heroes you root for, and bad guys you despise…the best caper flick of the year is a documentary” – NY Magazine
“this baby, a cross between Flipper and The Bourne Identity, packed the heat.” – Rolling Stone
“an exceptionally well-made documentary that unfolds like a spy thriller…one of the most audacious and perilous operations in the history of the conservation movement.” – The New York Times, Jeannette Catsoulis
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