One lucky elephant [videorecording] / Roco Films International ; Sandbar Pictures ; Crossover Productions ; produced by Cristina Colissimo, Jordana Glick-Franzheim ; written by Lisa Leeman, Cristina Colissimo ; directed by Lisa Leeman.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 670789 | Virgil Films & EntertainmentLanguage: English Subtitle language: English Series: OWN documentary clubPublication details: New York, NY : Virgil Films & Entertainment, [2012]Description: 1 videodisc (81 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits: - Cinematography, Sandra Chandler ; editor, Kate Amend, Tchavdar Georgiev ; original score, Miriam Cutler.
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Adult DVD
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | 599.67 O58 | Available | 33111007401843 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
There have been plenty of movies about the bond between people and animals, but David Balding's story is different than most. Balding owns and operates a small circus, and he adopted a baby elephant for his show that he named Flora. Balding loved Flora and made her one of the star attractions of his show, but she was also the only elephant in his menagerie, and he discovered too late this posed some serious problems for the animal's socialization. After Flora had spent 17 years with the circus, Balding decided it was time to take her off the road, especially as he was considering leaving the business himself. But what does one do with a giant animal who happens to regard a man like Balding as her best friend? How do you teach an elephant to live around others of its kind when it's 18 years old? And how does Balding say goodbye to his loyal friend, companion, and colleague? Filmmaker Lisa Leeman examines the remarkable story of David Balding and Flora and his effort to find her the right home in the documentary One Lucky Elephant, which was an official selection at the 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Videodisc release of the 2010 documentary film.
Cinematography, Sandra Chandler ; editor, Kate Amend, Tchavdar Georgiev ; original score, Miriam Cutler.
Featuring David Balding and Flora (elephant).
One Lucky Elephant begins with circus producer David Balding's realization that Flora, the orphaned African elephant he adopted and made the star of his circus, is tired of performing. What unfolds is a nine-year odyssey to find Flora a good home. Caught between the human and animal world, Flora epitomizes the harsh reality elephants face in our expanding man-made world. One thing is certain, after watching this film, you'll never look at an elephant in a zoo or a circus in the same way again.
Not rated.
DVD, widescreen.
Closed-captioned.
In English with English subtitles.