Oscars 2023: India’s ‘The Elephant Whispers’ wins Best Documentary Short

Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga win the Best Documentary Short Subject Oscar for “The Elephant Whispers” during the Oscars Show on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US. Photo Credit: Carlos Barria

Indian documentaries elephant whispering Monday Morning won the Best Documentary Short award at the ongoing 95th Academy Awards. This is the third Indian title to win under the category Duration. end of sentence And smile pinky

netflix documentary best haul out, How do you measure a year?, Martha Mitchell Effect And stranger at the gate to win the trophy.

Directed by Kartiki Gonsalves, the documentary competed with four other films in the category– haul out, How do you measure a year?, Martha Mitchell Effect And stranger at the gate,

Receiving the award, Kartiki said, “I stand here today to speak for the sacred bond between us and our natural world, respect for indigenous communities and empathy for other living beings, and ultimately coexistence.” Gonsalves said in his acceptance speech.

He then thanked the Academy, the short film’s producer Guneet Monga and his family, before dedicating the win to his “motherland India”.

“Thank you to the Academy for recognizing our film, highlighting indigenous people and animals. To Netflix for believing in the power of this. To Bomman and Bailey for sharing their sacred tribal knowledge. To my producer Guneet. To my entire team and lastly to my mother, father and sister, who are up above and you are the center of my universe, to my motherland India.

elephant whispering Shows an unbreakable bond between two abandoned elephants and their keepers. It is produced by Guneet Monga and Achin Jain of Sikh Entertainment.

Meanwhile, India’s nomination for Best Documentary Feature, all that breatheslost the prize Navalny,