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ONE
LUCKY ELEPHANT - a
documentary film in progress
Eight years in the making, ONE LUCKY ELEPHANT
follows the journey of circus producer David Balding as
he tries to find a nurturing and permanent home for Flora,
the 18-year-old African elephant that he rescued as an
infant, raised as his “daughter” and made the
star of his circus. David’s love for Flora is put
to the ultimate test when he realizes he made a terrible
mistake keeping Flora as a solo elephant, and decides to
retire her from the circus after 17 years of performing.
Knowing Flora will outlive him, and with his health and
finances becoming an issue, David sets off on a quest to
find a home for Flora where she can live freely with other
elephants.
This complicated and emotional task begins with Flora’s final circus
performance in St. Louis and takes us on an emotional trek across America,
then to Africa and back. We follow David's journey as he discovers just how
difficult it is to find a proper home for an elephant in a world that reveres
these animals for their majesty yet slaughters them for their ivory and meat,
adores them as cuddly Dumbos yet brands them “rampaging creatures”.
ONE LUCKY ELEPHANT raises critical issues about the future of elephants in
captivity and the precarious situation facing their counterparts in the wild,
and how these issues have impacted the life of one very lucky elephant.
PRODUCTION
TEAM
For bios, click below:
Director: Lisa
Leeman
Producer: Jordana
Glick-Franzheim
Writer/Producer: Cristina
Colissimo
Producer/Composer: Miriam
Cutler
Editor: Kate
Amend
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