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Elephants And Us

Ankur Das, a Green Hub Fellow from the batch of 2018-2019 grew up in Panbari Reserve Forest in Kaziranga, Assam where humans and elephants live in close proximity; sometimes peaceful, at other times in major conflict with each other. His video diary documents the highs and lows of co-existence, for both people and animals, and the resignation to, or acceptance of, a way of life that may well be prevalent in many other parts of Sonitpur District in Assam.

  • Ankur Das
    Director
  • Green Hub
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Wildlife, Human-Animal Conflict, Community, Nature
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes 51 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 16, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Ankur Das

Ankur Das is a resident of Panbari village in the Panbari Reserve Forest near Kaziranga. From 2016 to 2018, Ankur worked as a volunteer at Bhumi, a research based wildlife organization working around Kaziranga National Park. Ankur learned about the Green Hub fellowship from one of the rescue centers and got into the fellowship in 2018. During the fellowship, Ankur learned more about conservation and realized the need to document the human-elephant conflict of his village. Currently, Ankur is working as a freelance photographer and conservation and wildlife filmmaker.

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Director Statement

I made this film because I am resident of Panbari village. The human-animal conflict in our region has been something that we have experienced all our lives. This film was a visual representation of our everyday lives. This was also my way of showing people how we humans can still live with elephants without being violent towards them.