Roger Payne

Après s'être fait connaître dans les années 60 par la série Flipper, l'ex-dresseur de dauphins Ric O'Barry est aujourd'hui un défenseur acharné des cétacés. A Taiji, au Japon, il se mobilise contre le massacre de plusieurs milliers de dauphins par an, perpétré à l'abri des regards.Avec l'équipe de l'Oceanic Preservation Society, O'Barry entreprend de révéler la vérité sur Taiji au monde entier. Malgré l'hostilité de la police locale et des pêcheurs, O'Barry et ses complices réunissent une équipe de choc : cadreurs et preneurs de sons sous-marins, spécialistes d'effets spéciaux, océanographes et plongeurs en apnée réputés se lancent dans une opération secrète destinée à rapporter des images de la petite baie isolée...

Climate change is taking place. Will we have the wisdom to survive? The film features thought leaders and activists in the realms of science, economics and spirituality discussing how we can evolve in the face of climate disruption. Interviewees include Bill McKibbin, Joanna Macy, Roger Payne and young pioneers like Herschelle Milford and Quincy Saul.

An examination of whales.

Peter and Chloe, a young married couple from New York, decide on impulse to take a belated honeymoon on-board a research vessel en route to the icy wastes of Antarctica. Not long into the journey, Chloe begins to feel neglected and betrayed by Peter, who is focused on gathering information for an article he plans to publish on their return about the work of one of their fellow passengers, the whale biologist Roger Payne. After an unforgivable betrayal of trust by Peter, Chloe turns their fledgling marriage upside down by moving into her own room and staking out her independence onboard the ship. Drawing attention to the poles within each of us, the impressionistic story oscillates between the super-confined interiors of the ship and the vast open spaces of Antarctica. In the end, it's not until Chloe and Peter are lost - perhaps literally, perhaps metaphorically - in the Antarctic ice that they discover how essential one is to the other.

Weaving together natural history and biography, this film is a fascinating exploration into the unique relationship between humans and whales as told by renowned whale biologist and activist Dr. Roger Payne. A pioneer in whale song research, Payne has passionately promoted the protection of these majestic sea creatures for four decades and continues to do so by studying ocean pollution.

Gaia Symphony is a television series directed by Jin Tatsumura. The series revolves around the Gaia hypothesis. The series has eight episodes. Each episode examines a small number of extraordinary people who somehow relate to the central theme. Some of the people examined are famous people. For example, Jane Goodall and Reinhold Messner. Created originally in the Japanese language, there are English versions available.