The Elephant Queen

Brian Tallerico

A love letter to a gorgeous species that is increasingly in danger. ( Read More )

Frank Scheck

A gorgeously photographed and detailed portrait of an elephant herd making an arduous journey in search of water. ( Read More )

Ken Jaworowski

Young viewers could certainly handle a few more harsh facts. Yet The Elephant Queen sets out, first and foremost, to use a narrative to build compassion. And here, a good story is as effective as a shout. ( Read More )

That well intentioned approach doesnt always make for the most exciting of documentaries, as the narrative artifice required to hold everything together is too obvious in a world where The Lion King has already taken this to its logical extreme. ( Read More )

Scott Tobias

Theres a gap between the story Stone and Deeble want to tell about love and family, and the much grimmer story nature itself is telling, in unsentimental terms. In the end, its hard to reconcile the two. ( Read More )