With one of them being documentary The Elephant Whisperers, which bagged under the category Best documentary Short, reports were doing rounds that the elephant caretakers featured in it are yet to see the documentary. However, dismissing the claims, Kartiki Gonsalves, who directed and also worked as one of the cinematographers in the documentary said that the caretakers have seen the film and was in fact, among the firsts to watch it. Taking to Twitter, she wrote “I’d like to address that Bomman and Bellie were the very first people to watch the documentary at a special viewing by me. The documentary also explores the human-animal relationship, the wilderness of nature, the culture of indigenous tribe. The documentary is produced by Guneet Monga and is available for streaming on Netflix.

Source: Hindustan Times March 14, 2023 12:43 UTC