The Elephant Whisperers

I saw this on Netflix 2 days prior to the Oscars & absolutely fell in love with the documentary..

The visuals are breathtaking, the emotions are so genuine, the production value is on point, the narrative so engaging & lastly, you end up longing for a part 2 !!

The 2 central character are so caring, down to earth but the main takeaways are specific to how the director humanized this topic into showing the culture of this Indian tribe & how love is the only eternal emotion that transcends everything in this universe..

Special shoutout to Ammu & Raghu who make this documentary so heartwarming!!!

A well deserved Oscars !!

Incredibly moving documentary about a couple in Southern India who foster orphaned elephants. The film does a phenomenal job of providing environmental, societal, and historical context to a heartwarming story. The elephants are undoubtedly the stars of the film - their mischief, gentle nature, and unconditional affection display a human child-like character that only makes you smile. Where the viewer is truly lucky is that the couple is able to translate exactly what the elephant is thinking, doing, or feeling in a way that a parent can for a child. The best thing about this short documentary is that it has something for everyone. A must watch.

Though it was on my watch list, it was prioritized to the #1 position after it got the Oscars, the first Indian-made documentary film to ever receive that award.

The cinematography capturing the forest & the lives of the elephant maintainers were just mindblowing.

The old couple whose lives were portrayed was so simple & shuttle, though it was very short, the emotional connection they have with the elephant gets us emoted as well

the communication & emotional connection these people have with the elephant was amazingly captured and presented.

The naughtiness of the elephants playing around did bring smiles to our faces.

Documentaries like these should probably be made as feature-length films for greater coverage of mass audiences, if you ask me.

No matter who you are, what religion, colour or race we are all a part of the Earth and we unite as one in this shared landscapes. This documentary grows on you as it progresses. The director has beautifully captured the story about how a bond is developed between the orphaned Elephants and a couple who had recently lost something in their life. It will make you smile, cry, touched and engaged throughout the 41 minutes.

Kudos to the forest department of Tamil Nadu for supporting and allowing this story to be heard.

The documentary footage has superb cinematography and has captured the landscape of Mudumalai splendidly. You feel like watching this docu again and again.

This documentary is about a Tamil couple who fosters orphaned elephants. Most baby elephants don't survive human care, especially if they are very young and require a lot of attention. This couple managed to raise baby elephants, whereas others have failed. Unfortunately, failure means death. Watching the bond between humans and elephants grow into genuine affection is heartwarming. It's not too much to call it love. Elephants have very good memories and develop emotional attachments to humans. It was a joy to watch. This film does a good job of humanizing elephants and humanizing a foreign culture to this sheltered "ugly" American. I thoroughly enjoyed it.