Lina Esco produced and directed several PSA's for the Academy Award-winning Best Documentary of 2009, The Cove, entitled, "My Friend is..." to bring awareness to the annual slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Japan. She also directed another PSA "Kids Speak Out Against Captivity" for Ric O'Barry from The Cove to end the captivity of dolphins in Aquariums around the globe.