Here is an article by the Asian Elephant Art Conservation Project (AEACP), a non-profit that “was originally created as an alternative to illegal logging, to begging on city streets, or having to perform circus tricks. The very core concept of the project is to provide a way for an elephant to earn a living as an artist.”
http://www.elephantart.com/catalog/plight.php
While I think the article summarizes the current problems facing Asian Elephants, I think it’s overly simplistic to personify the elephants with one’s human desire to live as an artist. I admit it is better than being forced to take drugs in order to participate in illegal logging or begging on the street, but it still makes me sad that elephants humans domesticated now have to work for a living…
For more information on how “The Eyes of Thailand” is addressing the issues, please view the trailer and read about the film at: www.eyesofthailand.com
You can also make a tax-deductible donation to help us complete our final film shoot in Thailand in October 2009 by donating online through the film’s fiscal sponsor, The San Francisco Film Society. Visit www.eyesofthailand.com and click on the Donate Now Link.
Sincerely,
Windy Borman
Producer, Writer and Director, “The Eyes of Thailand”
