LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The story of Flora, a pachyderm who for 18 years starred in a St. Louis circus that bore her name, is one of good intentions and evolving awareness. As told in the ...
Michael Webber’s documentary The Elephant in the Living Room (2010) makes such a powerful case against private ownership of exotic wild animals that this portrait of circus owner David Balding and his ...
“I’ve always wanted an elephant.” These words are spoken by David Balding — the former guardian of Flora — an African elephant for which Saint Louis’ own Circus Flora was named. Having adopted Flora ...
Lisa Leeman directed this poignant documentary following circus producer David Balding's attempts to find a new home for an elephant that has lost its desire to perform.
Guest host David Lazarus and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan of HenrySheehan.com and Claudia Puig of USA Today discuss the films Cars 2, A Better Life, Troll Hunter and One Lucky Elephant.