A gorgeous, tearful film of love, empathy, and connectivity
Have any of you watched “The Elephant Whisperers” on Netflix yet? Recently won an Oscar for Best Short Documentary, and no wonder. It’s gorgeous and emotionally intense. Set in a national park in South India, it follows in 41 minutes the lives of Bommon & Belle, a middle-aged tribal couple who spend their lives raising orphaned baby elephants. Don’t worry – despite loss & challenges all ends well. Highly recommended and an uplifting break from all the gloom & doom weighing down the news. One could say it’s about climate disruption and mass extinction, for it is, and it’s really a love story, yes, a stand for love. Highly recommended! A warning: the film moves as slow as a languid, tropical river.