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Tim Gorski & Synthian Sharp / USA / 2011 / 82 min / english one girl's journey to inspire a movement. Juliette is fourteen years old and she is on a mission to save elephants. After single-handedly raising funds Juliette embarks on a life-altering journey to South east Asia to meet and work with her hero The elephant Lady. This is the story of two women, one from the east, one from the West, coming together on common ground, saving elephants. It's the coming of age of a passionate emerging woman joining forces with the wise eastern animal advocate on an enlightening journey of compassion, action, and hope that is sure to motivate audiences young and old. The message: no matter what your age, your ethnicity, or disposition, no matter what the cause, you can make a difference. Producers: Tim Gorski, Jorja Fox, Alec Pedersen, David Reuben / Cinematographers: Tim Gorski, Adam Bromley, Jonathan David Kane / editors: Tim Gorski & Synthian Sharp / Composers: Ruslana Lyzhicko & Cody Westheimer / Featuring: Juliette West, Lek Chailert, Tim Gorski, Joyce Poole, Carol Buckley / Contact: Rattle The Cage Productions debbiepagell@gmail.com Provided to Broward middle and high schools free of charge thanks to a generous donation by The Amaturo Family Foundation. Sponsored by
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SPECIAL GUESTS: TIM GORSKI JORJA FOX
THe DIReCToR: Tim Gorski is Director and Producer for Rattle the Cage Productions, a Florida 501(c)(3) nonprofit and Texas based Dandelion Project. He writes, directs and produces award winning stories. Tim’s first film Lolita: Slave To entertainment received 9 Best Documentary awards, and 2 Best Investigative Reporting award in 43 festivals. Gorski was field-producer and lead cinematographer on At the edge of the World, a cinema verite documentary following the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in pursuit of the Japanese whaling fleet in Antarctica. At the edge of the World was an official selection of the 2008 Toronto Film Festival, received Best Cinematography at Woodstock. Gorski is also an animal rescue specialist and undercover investigator of wildlife crimes. He has worked and filmed in the US, South America, Australia, Antarctica, India, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, nepal, Taiwan, and Thailand.
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