[CINC] The Cove screening and panel discussion Nov. 3 and 4

[Mary Bucholtz]

The following upcoming UCSB events may be of interest; both are free.

Mary

SCREENING: The Cove (dir. Louie Psihoyos, 2009)
Tuesday, November 3 / 4:00 PM
IV Theater I
Using state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, including  
renowned former dolphin trainer Ric O’Barry, filmmaker Louie Psihoyos,  
and expedition director Simon Hutchins infiltrate a cove near Taijii,  
Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious  
threat to human health.  Collaborating under the auspices of the Ocean  
Preservation Society, this team of marine specialists, underwater  
sound and camera experts, special effects artists, and world-class  
free divers carry out an undercover operation to photograph the off- 
limits cove, while eluding those who would have them jailed.  The  
result is a provocative mix of investigative journalism, eco-adventure  
and arresting imagery that adds up to an urgent plea for intervention.
Sponsored by the Carsey-Wolfe Center for Film, Television and New  
Media, the Dept. of Film and Media Studies, and the IHC’s Oil + Water  
series.

PANEL DISCUSSION: The Cove: Filming and Thinking though the Dolphin- 
Human Interaction
Simon Hutchins (Expedition Director on The Cove)
Toni Frohoff (marine mammal biologist)
Moderator: Janet Walker (Film & Media Studies, UCSB)
Wednesday, November 4 / 5:00 PM
IV Theater II
Simon Hutchins spent 7 years in the Canadian Air Force as an avionics  
technician, before being posted from his home in Toronto to Vancouver  
Island.  Qualified as a British Marine Coastguard Agency Master of  
Yachts, Hutchins is an officer on the Ocean Preservation Society  
flagship Athena where he serves as dive expedition manager.  He  
currently lives on his 48 foot sailing yacht "Scaramouche II", an old  
German Frers designed racing yacht built by Palmer Johnson in 1977.   
Dr. Toni Frohoff is a behavioral and wildlife biologist who has been  
studying marine mammal behavior and communication for over 20 years.  
Specializing in stress and welfare in captive and free-ranging dophins  
in response to human activity, Dr. Frohoff holds a doctorate in  
Behavioral Biology, an M.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, and a  
B.S. in Psychology.  Dr. Frohoff lectures internationally and her  
research is frequently featured in popular and scientific books and  
journals and in the media (including Smithsonian and Time magazines  
and Animal Planet and National Geographic television). With nature  
writer Brenda Peterson, she is co-editor of the anthology, Between  
Species: Celebrating the Dolphin-Human Bond (Sierra Club Books, 2003).  
Most recently with Dr. Kathleen Dudzinski, she co-authored the book,  
Dolphin Mysteries: Unlocking the Secrets of Communication (2008, Yale  
University Press).  Currently, Frohoff is Research Director for both  
TerraMar Research and the Whale Stewardship Project.
Sponsored by the Carsey-Wolfe Center for Film, Television and New  
Media, the Dept. of Film and Media Studies, and the IHC’s Oil + Water  
series.

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Mary Bucholtz
mbucholtz at me.com
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