by Windy Borman | May 13, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
According to this China Post article from April 25, 2009, the Thai government has tabled a proposed ban on the export of Thai Asian elephants due to the staggering decline of both domesticated and wild elephants in the country. They currently estimate that over 200...
by Windy Borman | May 6, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from Soraida and FAE
In 1993, Soraida Salwala opened the world’s first Asian Elephant Hospital to treat elephants that are ill or injured as a result of work, abuse or neglect. Elephants have always had a special place in Soraida’s heart, but she found her calling at eight-years old when...
by Windy Borman | May 6, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
In 2007, I had the opportunity to travel to northern Thailand with the director of the Chiang Mai Project, Sherie Guilliat. I had a feeling that the trip would be a pivotal event in my career as a documentary filmmaker, but I had no idea how inspired I would be to...
