A film short by Miranda Loud which is part of a project to bring awareness to the challenges facing the Asian elephant in Thailand through the complex lens of elephant welfare, human welfare, and habitat loss. Part of a larger vision called The Elephant Project.
A film short by Miranda Loud which is part of a project to bring awareness to the challenges facing the Asian elephant in Thailand through the complex lens of elephant welfare, human welfare, and habitat loss. Part of a larger vision called The Elephant Project.
A film short by Miranda Loud from her visit to The Elephant Nature Park in Chiang-Mai, Thailand in 2010. Part of a large-scale vision called The Elephant Project involving a documentary and live performance with original music, video projection and dance about ways in which people and the Asian elephant co-exist. www.theelephantproject.org
An Australian veterinarian talks about the "spirit-breaking" ceremony known as Phajaan, which has been used to domesticate elephants in Thailand for hundreds of years, while an elephant who is too weak to lie down circles behind her on a long chain. The elephant later died, due to a host of related problems including amphetamine withdrawal, infection and malnutrition, despite the best efforts to save her.
Geoff Poister, Cinematography
Miranda Loud, Director, Editing
Rob Todd, Sound Mixing
Max Avery Lichtenstein, Music
The Elephant Project was created by Miranda Loud for the non-profit Nature Stage, formerly known as Rialto Arts, which stages multimedia theatrical concerts to inspire a sense of awe and wonder about the natural world, blending the power of live music and film with a backbone of science education.
The Elephant Project involves the production of twenty short documentary films in different styles called Ele-Phantom: 20 Short
The Elephant Project was created by Miranda Loud for the non-profit Nature Stage, formerly known as Rialto Arts, which stages multimedia theatrical concerts to inspire a sense of awe and wonder about the natural world, blending the power of live music and film with a backbone of science education.
The Elephant Project involves the production of twenty short documentary films in different styles called Ele-Phantom: 20 Short Films/20 Questions. This film set is in development and uses the asian elephant as a gateway to larger questions about our relationship with other species and one another and is geared for multiple uses and contexts. What can we learn from the elephant which has been revered for centuries and how can we become more cherishing of the land and people closest to us?
This channel will show pieces of footage and short films that are being finished for Ele-Phantom. I welcome your comments. theelephantproject.org has up-to-date information and blog posts so you can stay current.
Shout Box
I will look forward to viewing more and I thank you for these. Best Wishes with your project. A pleasure to meet you.
There will be many many more of these shorts in different styles posted weekly as I create them from the amazing footage Geoff Poister and I gathered in Thailand. Please consider subscribing to the channel, and I welcome your comments.
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