by Windy Borman | Jun 7, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from Soraida and FAE, Notes from the Director
June 7, 2010–It is with a great sigh of relief that I write to share Soraida Salwala, the founder of The Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital featured in the documentary The Eyes of Thailand, and the elephants and staff at FAE are safe after the...
by Windy Borman | May 20, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
May 20, 2010–I’ve never used this blog to promote or comment on a national political situation before, but the conflict in Thailand has finally reached such a heightened state it is effecting regions outside Bangkok, including rural areas in the northeast...
by Windy Borman | May 17, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Yesterday my friend Marc forwarded a link of an elephant painting a picture at a tourist camp in Thailand. Perhaps you’ve seen it floating around YouTube? Marc asked me what I thought and I told him, but instead of just sharing it with him, I figured more may...
by Windy Borman | May 12, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
May 10, 2010–I am happy to announce another fundraising opportunity for The Eyes of Thailand. From May 1 – June 30, 2010, EarthLust will donate the TOTAL cost of your purchases to the film, through our fiscal sponsor (the San Francisco Film Society) when...
by Windy Borman | May 10, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Please check out the Elephant Parade that will take London, UK by storm May-July, 2010: Elephant Parade is a conservation campaign that shines a multi-coloured spotlight on the urgent crisis faced by the endangered Asian elephant. Brought to you by...
by Windy Borman | May 3, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
May 3, 1010–According to a 2004 Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor report, it is not uncommon for both domestic and wild animals—including buffalo, wild pigs and dogs, and tigers—to fall victim to landmines in Burma and Thailand. Reports indicate that up to...