What filmmakers Mark Deeble and Victoria Stone have crafted is not your typical wildlife documentary, and its majestic story of an elephant and her herd was three decades in the making.
The influences that went into the making of the celebrated wildlife documentary make for a surprising trifecta of family-friendly favorites.
Essentially a 90-minute episode of “Planet Earth” that’s aimed at children, this unfocused but emotional doc succeeds where Disney failed.
It took four years to make the nature documentary, including many weeks of winning the trust of its regal star.
Sure to be a tearjerker, “The Elephant Queen” is not your typical wildlife doc.
Directors Victoria Stone and Mark Deeble told IndieWire at Sundance they hope the documentary inspires people to take action and save wild elephants.
