by Windy Borman | Nov 7, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Today I attended a workshop called “Weaponery 101” presented by a former U.S. military/Department of Defense employee who know works for human rights. (He presented the information off the record so I cannot mention his name or give too many details, but...
by Windy Borman | Nov 6, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
The Convention on Cluster Munitions, CCM, prohibits all use, stockpiling, production and transfer of Cluster Munitions. Separate articles in the Convention concern assistance to victims, clearance of contaminated areas and destruction of stockpiles. The Convention was...
by Windy Borman | Nov 4, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Today I completed the 5-day film shoot at the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital. It has been an emotional week and I decided to wrap the day interviewing Soriada Salwala (FAE’s founder) and Dr. Preecha. The quest of a documentary film shoot...
by Windy Borman | Nov 3, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
When we returned to FAE, Boonmee was still hanging on. She was brighter than Day One, but still seemed tired so the volunteers watched Boonmee’s behavior but did not perform any TTouches on her. Craniosacral Volunteer Patty Coogan explained, “It’s a dance, how much...
by Windy Borman | Nov 3, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Today the Prostheses Foundation returned with the new “tester” prosthesis for Motala. Initially it looked like the shank of the limb was too short because Motala was swinging her leg without putting any weight on it. After Soraida Salwala (FAE’s Founder) spoke to...
by Windy Borman | Nov 1, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Today the Prostheses Foundation returned to the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital to remake Motala’s prosthesis. This will be the elephant landmine survivor’s fourth prosthetic limb since August 2009 when I filmed her taking her first steps on...
