Elephant whisperer: Learn how director Kartiki Gonsalves

Learn how director Kartiki Gonsalves captured the story of Bomman, Bellie and Raghu, a couple and an orphaned elephant in South India. Discover the Sony equipment and the challenges of filming this Academy Award-winning documentary. Set in the 100-year-old Theppakadu Elephant Camp, one of the oldest elephant rehabilitation camps in Asia, The Elephant Whisperers is ultimately a love-story about the power of community. A 2022 Indian documentary film about the bond between a couple and an orphaned baby elephant in Mudumalai National Park. The film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film and sparked a controversy over the tribal couple's exploitation. Bomman and Bellie, a couple in south India, devote their lives to caring for an orphaned baby elephant named Raghu, forging a family like no other. Watch trailers & learn more.