by Windy Borman | Dec 13, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from Soraida and FAE, Notes from the Director
Namfon is the youngest elephant at FAE. Earlier in 2009, we reported that: Namfon was disowned by her mother, Boonpan, shorty after she was born on April 27, 2009. Because elephants are social creatures, they learn parenting skills from the matriarchs in their...
by Windy Borman | Nov 23, 2009 | Blog Guests, Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Coco Hall has been an animal activist since 1991 when she spent six weeks on the Sea Shepard crew. She has been focused on elephants for seven years, working to release the seven elephants at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, supporting elephant sanctuaries such as PAWS in...
by Windy Borman | Nov 16, 2009 | Blog Guests, Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Author Coco Hall shares an excerpt from Elephant Girl, her graphic novel based on the life of Calle the elephant, who was euthanized by the San Francisco Zoo in 2004. Intertwined with her story is that of a young girl who lives a parallel life. Both kidnapped in India...
by Windy Borman | Nov 12, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
In Defense of Animals (IDA) announced that India has banned elephants from zoos and circuses, citing the abusive treatment and confinement: San Rafael, Calif. (November 12, 2009)–In Defense of Animals (IDA) today hailed the recent ruling by India’s Central Zoo...
by Windy Borman | Nov 9, 2009 | Blog Guests, Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
I am pleased to welcome Coco Hall, author of Elephant Girl, to The Eyes of Thailand blog. Elephant Girl is a graphic novel based on the life of Calle the elephant, who was euthanized by the San Francisco Zoo in 2004. Intertwined with her story is that of a young girl...
by Windy Borman | Oct 27, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
The San Francisco Chronicle covered The Eyes of Thailand Work-in-Progress Clip premiere on October 21, 2009. Here is an excerpt: Having shot movies on four continents, San Francisco filmmaker Windy Borman had seen it all – until she came across the...
