"I love When Elephants Were Young"

2022-10-23 15:42:51

Home Filmmakers Team Gallery News Act movie When Elephants Were Young Home Filmmakers Team Gallery News Act movie Trailer Story Wok NM Trailer WATCH SCROLL DOWN Trailer WATCH They never forget.Narrated by William Shatner, a young man and his young elephant street beg in gritty Bangkok amid the controversial elephant business that threatens their survival, until the opportunity comes to release the elephant to the wild.S C R E E N I N G S Story Story STORYWok and his young elephant Nong Mai share a life of struggle and street begging in gritty Bangkok. Their tender bond reveals a complex relationship where elephants live with humans even though they are wild animals. One day the opportunity comes to release Nong Mai to the wild. Can an elephant who has only known a life of captivity survive in the forest? While the lens never strays from its focus of protecting the endangered Asian elephant from exploitation and extinction, this provocative and bittersweet film is a surprising view into the paradoxes of elephants in captivity, dismantling common beliefs about the age-old relationship between human and elephant. Despite imminent threats to the future of Asian elephants, the opportunity for Nong Mai's survival may be a happy ending that offers hope for all. Wok NM Wok NM Top Screenings Buy Music to Support World Elephant Day © 2021 Elee Productions Inc. whenelephantswereyoung.com CONTACTWe acknowledge the Lekwungen speaking peoples, the Songhees and Esquimault Nations, on whose territory we work and live.