The Elephant Whisperers, an Indian documentary short film, has received a nomination for Best Documentary Short Film at the 95th Academy Awards. Haulout, How do you measure a year?, The Martha Mitchell Effect, and Stranger At The Gate are among the other films nominated in this category. Allison Williams and Riz Ahmed unveiled the 2023 Oscar nominees.The 41-minute documentary short film, which was directed by Kartiki Gonsalves, follows a family who adopts two orphan baby elephants in Tamil Nadu’s Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. Achin Jain and Guneet Monga produced the movie.
One of the fifteen documentaries that made the 95th Academy Awards shortlist was The Elephant Whisperers. American Justice on Trial: People v. Newton, Anastasia, and Angola were among the other movies that were nominated. Are You Hearing Us? Voices from a Plantation Prison, As Far as They Can Run, The Flagmakers, Holding Moses, How Do You Measure a Year?, The Martha Mitchell Effect, Nuisance Bear, Shut Up and Paint, Stranger at the Gate, and 38 at the Garden. Happiness Is £4 Million, Haulout, and Voices from a Plantation Prison. At first, 98 movies were eligible for this category.
The Elephant Whisperers has garnered “overwhelmingly positive” reviews, the film’s director Kartiki Gonsalves previously told Deadline. Many people have said that it accurately captures the dignity of the magnificent elephants and the Indigenous people who have coexisted with them for years. Some people just stated it was so relaxing to watch coexistence in the best way, and [viewers] said they knew elephants on a much deeper level, she added.
On March 13 (IST), the 95th Academy Awards will be presented. Comedian Jimmy Kimmel will serve as host for the event for the third time.
