“The Cove” wins Oscar - Louie Psihoyos doesn’t get to talk dolphins
March 8, 2010 by William K. Wolfrum
Last month, I got to speak with director Louie Psihoyos about his Oscar-nominated documentary “The Cove.” When asked about the possibility of winning an Academy Award, here’s what Psihoyos had to say:
“A billion people will see the Academy Awards,” said Psihoyos in a telephone interview. “That’s why I’d like to win. Because for 45 seconds you can talk directly to all the key people who are involved in these policies.”
Unfortunately, Producer Fisher Stevens - missing the point and a huge opportunity - gave the acceptance speech and never actually said the word “Dolphin.”
If you’re interested in helping to stop the horrifying murder of dolphins in Japan, here are some helpful links:
- What can you do to help?
- “The Cove” Official Web Site
- The Oceanic Preservation Society
- Save Japan Dolphins
Update: Courtesy of Entertainment Weekly, here is what Psihoyos had planned on saying:
The Long version of the world’s Shortest Oscar acceptance speech
By Louie Psihoyos, director of The Cove
- We made this film to give the oceans a voice.
- We told the story of The Cove because we witnessed a crime. Not just a
crime against nature, but a crime against humanity.- We made this movie because through plundering, pollution and acidification from burning fossil fuels, ALL ocean life is in peril, from the great whales to plankton which, incidentally, is responsible for half the oxygen in this theater.
- Thank you, Black OPS Team for risking your lives in Japan — and thank you Academy for shining the brightest lights in the world on THE COVE……
- Japan, please see this movie! Domo Aragato!
-WKW
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