Oscars 2023: 'The Elephant Whisperers' Wins Best Documentary Short Film; Where To Watch

The Elephant Whisperers is a 2022 Indian-American Tamil short documentary film directed by Kartiki Gonsalves, and the original tale was written by her sister Priscilla Gonsalves. The Hollywood Music in Media Awards, the IDA Documentary Awards, and DOC NYC have previously nominated this movie for a honour.

Along with the other four films, this movie has been nominated for Best Documentary Short Film. Haulout, The Martha Mitchell Effect, Stranger At The Gate, and How Do You Measure A Year? were other noteworthy short films in this category. Finally, "The Elephant Whisperers" has won the 95th Academy Awards.

Sikhya Productions created the short documentary film Elephant Whisperers, which had its global premiere at the DOC NYC Film Festival on November 9, 2022. The movie has a runtime of 39 minutes and was made available for streaming by Netflix on December 8, 2022.

The documentary is about the bond that develops between a couple, Bomman and Bellie, who live in south India and devote their lives to caring for an orphaned baby elephant named Raghu, forging a family like no other. The film is not just a heartwarming story of a bond between animals and humans and their coexistence, but also showcases Indian culture and the tradition of environmental conservation. The film is set in the Mudumalai National Park in Tamil Nadu.