The Last Migration
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16 سال پیش
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This film was the first
This film was the first Asian film to win the world's most prestigious award -- The Green Oscar - Panda Award at the Wildscreen, 1994. It subsequently went on to win seven other international awards.
The Last Migration depicts a 42-day wild elephant capture operation in Madhya Pradesh, India.
Driven out of their home range in Bihar, due to excessive deforestation; a herd of wild elephants migrated to eastern Madhya Pradesh 300 kms away; where the sterile teak plantations, devoid of diversity, could not sustain the herd. Desperate for sustenance they went on a rampage and created havoc amidst the terrified tribals of the remote district of Sarguja -- where elephants in the wild have been unheard of, for more than a century. Since 1988, 45 people had been killed by the herd and unabated devastation of their fields and homes left the villages bereft of their livelihood. The herd was finally captured in 1993.
The film portrays the man-animal conflict and its repercussions; the tussle between the ancient pachyderm and the tribals of the forest, which is a manifestation of a deeper and more vicious cycle; the disruption of the balance in Nature, on which rests the harmony of existence - the devastation of this critical framework, by mankind's relentless and unsustainable obsession with power and development.
Last Migration led to the establishment of Elephant Foundation-India
Awards won:
1. THE GREEN OSCAR -Winner of the Worlds most Prestigious GREEN OSCAR /
PANDA AWARD, Wildscreen Festival, Bristol, UK - 1994
2. Spirit Of Wilderness, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA - 1994
3. Care For Nature Award, International World Wildlife Fund, Bangalore, India.
4. Special Jury Award, International Video Festival (IVFest), Trivandrum - 1995
5. We The People, South Africa.
The Last Migration depicts a 42-day wild elephant capture operation in Madhya Pradesh, India.
Driven out of their home range in Bihar, due to excessive deforestation; a herd of wild elephants migrated to eastern Madhya Pradesh 300 kms away; where the sterile teak plantations, devoid of diversity, could not sustain the herd. Desperate for sustenance they went on a rampage and created havoc amidst the terrified tribals of the remote district of Sarguja -- where elephants in the wild have been unheard of, for more than a century. Since 1988, 45 people had been killed by the herd and unabated devastation of their fields and homes left the villages bereft of their livelihood. The herd was finally captured in 1993.
The film portrays the man-animal conflict and its repercussions; the tussle between the ancient pachyderm and the tribals of the forest, which is a manifestation of a deeper and more vicious cycle; the disruption of the balance in Nature, on which rests the harmony of existence - the devastation of this critical framework, by mankind's relentless and unsustainable obsession with power and development.
Last Migration led to the establishment of Elephant Foundation-India
Awards won:
1. THE GREEN OSCAR -Winner of the Worlds most Prestigious GREEN OSCAR /
PANDA AWARD, Wildscreen Festival, Bristol, UK - 1994
2. Spirit Of Wilderness, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA - 1994
3. Care For Nature Award, International World Wildlife Fund, Bangalore, India.
4. Special Jury Award, International Video Festival (IVFest), Trivandrum - 1995
5. We The People, South Africa.
16 سال پیش
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