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Payment controversy over ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ provokes questions about documentary storytelling

Months after the Indian film The Elephant Whisperers won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short at the Academy Awards this past March, the mahout (elephant rider or caretaker) couple Bomman and Bellie at the centre of the film filed a legal notice.

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‘The Elephant Whisperers’ couple that inspired Oscar-winning documentary allege exploitation by filmmakers

Couple claim they spent their own money to cover expenses for shoot and weren’t reimbursed

The Independent UK

Oscars 2023: Dear India, the Academy is not a human rights organisation

For a long time, Kamal Haasan’s fans lovingly called him Oscar Nayagan, the Oscar hero, because even though he’d never won an Oscar, he was considered the most deserving actor to potentially receive such a prestigious and popular award. But all this changed after AR Rahman’s double Oscar win for…

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India enthuses over Oscars for 'Naatu Naatu,' elephant doc

India celebrated its two historic Academy Awards with enthusiasm befitting the high-energy best original song “Naatu Naatu.”

The Independent UK

India celebrates as RRR song, The Elephant Whisperers win Oscar

A historic night for Indian cinema at the 95th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.

Al Jazeera

Oscars 2023: The complete list of winners at 95th Academy Awards

The 2023 Academy Awards unfolded at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, with Everything Everywhere winning big.

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India wins Oscar: Guneet Monga's 'Elephant Whisperers' wins award in Best Documentary Short Film category

Indian documentary film 'Elephant Whisperers' won the Oscar in the 'Best Documentary Short Film' category. Read further on Dynamite News:

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