by Windy Borman | Aug 23, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
August 23, 2010– “After meeting a very special elephant in Thailand and becoming dedicated to the plight of these extraordinary animals, I wanted to do something, to make some difference and help in any way possible”, Marieke L. van der Velden says. What began...
by Windy Borman | Aug 20, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
August 20, 2010– I was thrilled to receive the August 16th edition of Time magazine and see that the cover story read, “What Animals Think: New Science reveals they’re smarter than we realized”. For many animal lovers–especially us...
by Windy Borman | Aug 18, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
August 18, 2010–Below is an excerpt from Kevin James Moore’s August 9th article on the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital and the on-going threat of landmines: Mosha was walking alongside her mother through the jungles that cover the...
by Windy Borman | Aug 16, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director, Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bittersweet Anniversary of Elephant Landmine Survivor’s First Steps San Francisco, CA – August 16, 2010 – One year ago documentary filmmaker Windy Borman recorded the step heard round the world. After 10 years of surgery and rehabilitation,...
by Windy Borman | Aug 5, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
August 5, 2010–Yesterday I shared that Mae Ka Pae, a 22-year old elephant, who stepped on a landmine along the Thai-Burma border, arrived at the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital in Lampang, Thailand. Below is an update from the Associate...
by Windy Borman | Aug 4, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from Soraida and FAE, Notes from the Director
August 4, 2010– I just received the following email from Soraida Salwala, the founder of the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital and featured in the documentary The Eyes of Thailand: ANOTHER VICTIM OF LANDMINE HAS JUST ARRIVED AT FAE Maekapae,...
