In approaching the elephant, the director amanda rose wilder embeds herself in a tiny new jersey free school that practices a style of selfdirected learning, an idea originated by. Tyke elephant outlaw 2015 tvma 1h 18m australian movies this documentary recounts a 1994 incident in honolulu in which a circus elephant attacked and killed its trainer, then ran loose on the city streets. Approaching the elephant bookmark with an illustration by ada or lucy, teddy mcardle students. A brutal uncompromising look at sectarian assassination that dramatises genuine events and forces you to consider the troubles in a way that acres of news coverage cannot. An apology to elephants watch the hbo original documentary. Lazar davis journey to ghana for still flying album stream.
At a fivestar lodge in zambia, a bizarre phenomenon is stumping wildlife experts and delighting tourists. The elephant in the living room 2011 stream and watch online while wild animals are mere subjects of fascination for many, some in the united states take the step of bringing them into their homes. Approaching the elephant belongs on any list of the years great docsstrikes a perfect balance between verite immediacy and reflective abstraction. Documentary follows an african elephant named shani and her son joao as their heard make an epic journey across the kalashnikov desert. The white elephant 1 hours and 55 minutes movie 2009 on the day of the sacred festival, as was the ritual, nathan the holy elephant chooses shabri a. Amanda wilders remarkable free school documentary shows all sorts of.
Cage the elephant is no stranger to challenging the current rock landscapetheir offbeat, genrehopping approach culminated in the psychedelicmeetsglam rock of 2015s tell me im pretty which earned them a best rock album grammy in 2017. Les elephants international documentary association. On the back of their countrys first world cup qualification, they accomplished something even more remarkable. At a sanctuary on the shores of the iconic river kwai in thailand, paul barton from yorkshire plays the works of the worlds great composers to endangered asian elephants and. Approaching the elephant theatrical trailer on vimeo. The true sanctuaries let the elephant be an elephant.
The documentary, produced by paul allen, also tracks the 2016 great elephant census, which revealed worrisome population data. The movie was produced in about 8 months and the rendering of the graphics took 125 days with each frame using 2. Feb 20, 2015 in approaching the elephant, the director amanda rose wilder embeds herself in a tiny new jersey free school that practices a style of selfdirected learning, an idea originated by. Approaching the elephant is a documentary about a year in the life of teddy mcardle free school in little falls, new jersey, an institution without a curriculum or even set rules. The white elephant 1 hours and 55 minutes movie 2009 on the day of the sacred festival, as was the ritual, nathan the holy elephant chooses shabri a worthless drunk as its new keeper. Approaching the elephant roams the chaotic halls of a free school. A documentary observes the chaotic first year at an experimental new jersey school. It offers no explanation for the tragedy, no insights into the psyches of the killers, no theories about teenagers or society or guns or psychopathic behavior. Music for elephants 2016 a documentary about elephants at a. Humans are just meant to observe and appreciate them.
He was one of the greatest and most influential of fashion illustrators, and the subject of james crump s documentary feature antonio lopez 1970. A filmmaker follows education without required classes even. Amanda rose wilders nuanced and passionate documentary, about the first year of the teddy mcardle free school, where all classes are voluntary and rules are voted on by adults and children. In 2005, the ivory coast national soccer team, les alaphants, produced one of the most important moments in the history of sport. Approaching the elephant is nominated for a gotham independent film award for best documentary. The elephant in the living room thoughtfully explores proper placement of the line between wild animals and people. In this documentary, we witness how the children and their teachers work to resolve a troublesome situation that arises over the course of the school year. Across africa however these iconic creatures are being squeezed into smaller marginal areas as the continents human population rapidly expands. It portrays the conservation issues that threaten the elephants survival, until the opportunity comes to release the elephant to the wild. Approaching the elephant opens at the miny media center by ifp on february 20 th, nearly a year after its world premiere at truefalse. The movie is a fairly standard commentary on school shootings, but if thats what youre looking for, just watch bowling for columbine. Tyke elephant outlaw is a gripping documentary film about a circus elephant who made history.
Directed by michael webber the elephant in the living room is an award winning documentary film about the controversial american subculture of raising the most dangerous animals in the world as. Directed by michael webber the elephant in the living room is an award winning documentary film about the controversial american subculture of raising the most dangerous animals in the world as common household pets. Robert has edited over a dozen features, including golden exits 2017, queen of earth 2015 and listen up philip 2014 by alex ross perry, amanda rose wilders award winning approaching the elephant 2014 charles poekels spirit awards nominated christmas, again 2015 and douglas tirolas hey bartender 20. The elephant in the living room 2011 stream and watch. Petersburg sweep the israeli competition at 17th tel aviv international documentary film festival amanda wilders approaching the elephant won the best international film award at the 17th docaviv, the tel aviv international documentary film festival, which ran may 716. Year one for lucy, jiovanni and director alexander at the teddy mcardle free. Approaching the elephant is at once a cautionary tale and frequently thoughtprovoking insight into an uncommon form of education. An apology to elephants explores the abuse of these ancient and intelligent animals and shows how some people are reversing the trend. To make an elephant do what humans want means constant prodding and stabbing and chained submission. It describes the oftenbrutal treatment elephants undergo when they are trained to perform, the psychological trauma they suffer and the physical damage done by inadequate living conditions in some zoos and. An elephant family, led by a matriarch named wonky tusk, is overtaking the lobby. For many of the preteen attendees, that list includes working with power tools, making paper airplanes, and running wild through the halls. Cage the elephant social cues 2019 320 kbps torrent.
Elephant yify movies torrent magnet and elephant yts. The filmmakers will take you on an emotional journey that will shake youat times pleasantly and at times not. Approaching the elephant by amanda wilder kickstarter. It takes place in the fictional watt high school, in the suburbs of portland, oregon, and chronicles the events surrounding a school shooting, based in part on the 1999 columbine high school massacre. Five years before king kong mounted the empire state clutching golden woman fay wray in his carsized mitt, director merian c.
Year one for lucy, jiovanni and director alexander at the teddy mcardle free school in little falls, new jersey, where classes are voluntary and rules created by democratic vote. Oct 16, 2012 3 for the love of elephants 2010 documentary this touching film follows orphaned african elephants in a nairobi, kenya, elephant rehabilitation center and the trainers who love them. Every episode of david attenboroughs life series, ranked. Approaching the elephant lets the students speak for themselves. Nature, travel documentary hosted by sarah parish and published by bbc in 2009 english narration cover informationthe secret life of elephants for the new bbc1 series the secret life of elephants weve revealed the elephants hidden world the depth of their emotions, their remarkable intelligence, and the intimate complexities of their family life. I just got back from an incredible true sanctuary in chiang mai a few weeks ago called elephant nature park. A feature length documentary to alleviate the pain and suffering of keralas temple elephants. Approaching the elephant opens february 20th at the made in ny media center by ifp as part of our screen forward program. Feb 04, 2015 approaching the elephant opens february 20th at the made in ny media center by ifp as part of our screen forward program. In kenya, save the elephants is working closely with communities, local and national government, wildlife organisations and other stakeholders to find solutions for elephant and man to coexist in harmony. Led by dame daphne sheldrick and her team of elephant lovers, this documentary shows how powerful an animalhuman bond can really be. Approaching the elephants 90 minutes are a disorienting cyclone of.
This is approaching the elephant theatrical trailer by prewarcinema on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Discovery channel animals full documentary wild elephants. Salingers teddy, by way of the old anecdote about the group of blind men feeling an elephant and drawing wrong. The elephant in the living room a michael webber film netflix.
Elephant is a 2003 american drama film written, directed, and edited by gus van sant. Approaching the elephant 2014 documentary film youtube. Starring bruce greenwood, xavier dolana and catherine keener. Gus van sants elephant is a record of a day at a high school like columbine, on the day of a massacre much like the one that left dead. A psychiatrist, a patient and a nurse become embroiled in a day of mind. Filmmaker amanda rose wilder takes viewers into the teddy mcardle free school to explore a concept of education that originated at the summerhill school in leiston, england in 1921. It simply looks at the day as it unfolds, and that is a brave and radical act. The teddy mcardle free school in new jersey doesnt look, sound, or operate like most peoples idea of a school.
Year one for lucy, jiovanni and director alexander at the teddy mcardle free school in. Amanda rose wilders nuanced and passionate documentary, about the first year of the. When elephants were young tells the story of a young man and his elephant who live and streetbeg in bangkok. Jul 17, 2006 elephants dream is a computer generated short movie. Year one for lucy, jiovanni and director alexander at the teddy mcardle free school in little falls, new jersey, where classes are voluntary and rules created by. Elephants dream is a computer generated short movie. A long love letter to the creator of the worlds greatest nature documentaries, on the eve of his 90th birthday. Elephants on the run wildlife documentary real wild youtube. The film begins a short time before the shooting occurs, following the lives of several characters both in and. My ideal life is lived as a line drawing, says joan juliet buck, once editor of french vogue, when acknowledging the powerful allure of the dreamlike art of antonio lopez. Dec 02, 2016 approaching the elephant bookmark with an illustration by ada or lucy, teddy mcardle students. With long takes, minimal dialogue, and a focus on composition, elephant does little to engage the audience, or make you feel invested in any character or event. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, hot docs canadian international documentary festival showcases over 200 of the finest documentaries.
Approaching the elephant a documentary film by amanda. Watching this again for the first time in almost a year, i get the strange feeling that approaching the elephant could almost function as the connective tissue to any documentary about elementary schoolchildren. Though elephants can be violent in the wild, here they climb the stairs of mfuwe lodge and grace past reception. The elephant successfully rehabilitates to the wild, joining a family of wild elephants. Rent elephant 2003 starring alex frost and eric deulen on dvd and bluray. Elephant rent movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Music for elephants is a unique and moving documentary about a british concertpianist playing music to blind, injured and orphaned elephants with extraordinary results. In the documentary approaching the elephant, director amanda rose wilder takes a close look at the inaugural year of a free school, where.