‘The Elephant Odyssey’: IMAX, Beach House & China Review Studio Team For Feature Documentary
deadline.comIMAX is partnering with Beach House Pictures and China Review Studio on feature documentary The Elephant Odyssey. The film will chronicle the epic adventure of the wandering Asian elephants that captivated viewers around the world in 2020 and explore the rarely seen world of Yunnan, China where the elephants live.
Filmed with IMAX cameras and slated for release across the IMAX network in 2024, the 90-minute film is currently in production in China.
Alice Gu (The Donut King) is directing with Clair Popkin (Free Solo) serving as DP. The film will offer a new perspective on the spectacular story that unfolded when 16 wild Asian elephants left their habitat in Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve in March 2020.
For 18 months, the elephants traveled over 1000 kilometers on a wildlife journey that included impromptu village feasts, riotous raids on grain stores, messy mud fights, and even giving birth on the road.
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