How I Became An Elephant

For the love of elephants
This is a masterful, gut wrenching documentary about a magnificent species that is brutalized beyond human comprehension. Aldous Huxley said "Most ignorance is vincible ignorance. We do not know because we do not want to know." We owe it to the elephants to watch this film and help end the trade in ivory, stop the exploitation of these wonderful creatures for our own entertainment and prevent their extinction. Juliette West is an extraordinary young woman that saw an injustice and did something about it. I am ever in awe that a fourteen year old girl could go so far and do so much. Lek Chailert is an amazing, inspirational woman that broke cultural boundaries, fought to receive an education so that she could help not only the elephants, but her own people and her accomplishments are miraculous. This is a very thought provoking documentary filled with heartache and heartbreak, and it offers hope not only for the elephants, but for mankind as well. For anyone that loves...

Shocking, sad, and important
I love elephants, and have been a fan of elephant paintings for a long time. I had no idea that these poor creatures are horribly abused in order to be made to perform.

While the truth is presented, it's not so graphic that most children couldn't watch it. My young teen son saw the documentary and he wasn't traumatized - but he was rightfully angry and wanting to do something about it.

We need more people in the world like Lek Chailert and Juliette West. Directors Tim Gorski and Synthian Sharp did a great job with this one.



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