Balakrishna
2019•15m•Released
AnimationDocumentary
When an extraordinary new resident – Balakrishna, an Indian elephant – arrived in the town of East River, Nova Scotia, in 1967, no one was more in awe of the creature than young Winton Cook, who became inseparable from his mammoth new friend. Using painterly animation, photographs and home-movie treasures, Balakrishna transmits the wistfulness of childhood memories, while evoking themes of friendship and loss, and issues of immigration and elephant conservation.
Director
Aparna Kapur
Writer
Colin Mackenzie, Aparna Kapur
Languages
English
Studio
ONF | NFB
Production
Company
ONF | NFB
Producer
Maral Mohammadian
Producer
Kat Baulu
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