BIG FIVE ASIA – THE ELEPHANT

Near the river Kinabatangan in Borneo elephant`s life is only a few kilometers further a dangerous adventure, for the animals and for the people living there. Because the gray giants have to pass much closer than people desire.

Director: Felix Heidinger

Since1989 Felix Heidinger has been working as a freelance film author for Bayerischer Rundfunk, ARD and ARTE and has produced films that have been sold for international exploitation in Europe and abroad. In the past 10 years his focus has been on various 30’ and 45’ min. documentary series on the subject of animals and nature. His films, amongst them ‘Saw Mosche – Elephants were my Life’, have won various nominations and awards.

Germany
2015
44 Min.
German
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Director: Felix Heidinger
Script: Felix Heidinger
Cinematography: Matthias Hlous, Christoph Grosse
Editing: Sebastian Pfeil
Music: Gerhard Bickl
Narrator: Gert Heidenreich, Ekki Belle
Editor: Bernd Strobel ( BR), Christine Peters (BR/arte)
Website URL: www.br.de