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A Life Among Elephants

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Calorie Rating: 126
Released: 2024-11-07
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Homepage: https://www.autentic.com/67/pid/1777/A-Life-among-Elephants.htm
Studios: Maramedia, ARTE, Save the Elephants,


60 years ago, almost nothing was known of elephants in the wild. But then one young Scottish biologist changed that forever. In 1965 Iain Douglas-Hamilton arrived in Tanzania to live alongside African elephants. Later joined by his wife Oria and daughters Saba and Dudu, elephants became central to their lives with matriarch Boadicea and gentle young mother Virgo cherished like human relatives. But this garden Eden was short-lived as an ivory poaching epidemic swept across Africa forcing Iain to switch from pioneering scientist to maverick conservationist. He became a lone crusader against the international Ivory trade which was finally banned in 1989. Now back in the field and revealing even more about the fascinating world of elephants, Iain’s work continues alongside a new generation of Kenyan conservationists. This inspiring documentary combines stunning wildlife imagery with the story of a remarkable life showing how sometimes you have to stand alone to protect what you love.

Director / Directors

Nigel Pope
Director


Cast

Iain Douglas-Hamilton
Character: Self - Portrait Subject & Interviewee
Saba Douglas-Hamilton
Character: Self - Interviewee
Dudu Douglas-Hamilton
Character: Self - Interviewee

Oria Douglas-Hamilton
Character: Self - Interviewee
Jane Goodall
Character: Self - Interviewee
David Daballen
Character: Self - Interviewee

Frank Pope
Character: Self - Interviewee
Festus Ihwagi
Character: Self - Interviewee
David H.M. Cumming
Character: Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

Idi Amin
Character: Self (archive footage)
Daniel arap Moi
Character: Self (archive footage)
Simon T. Roden
Character: Self - Narrator (German version)

Hervé Lacroix
Character: Self - Narrator (French version)


Production and Crew


Caroline Hocquard
Commissioning Editor

Fraser Purdie
Original Music Composer
Justin Purefoy
Director of Photography

David Jalenga
Location Sound Recordist
Jackie Dorman
Production Manager
Lucy Roy
Production Manager

Claudia Casasola
ADR Recordist
Jillian Morris
Production Accountant