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by tigers9 on January 30, 2010
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http://www.sedonafilm.org/
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The Elephant in the Living Room USA | 2009 | 103 min Documentary Feature Director: Michael Webber Producer: Michael Webber Writer: Michael Webber
Lions on freeways? Boa constrictors and pythons rampant in Florida? The Elephant in the Living Room is a film about the controversial world of exotic animal ownership within the suburbs of the United States and its unsettling consequences. This documentary offers an unprecedented glimpse into the fascinating subculture of raising the most deadly and exotic animals in the world as common household pets. ENVIRONMENTAL , WARNING-DISTURBING IMAGES!
Wed 24 Feb | 11:35am | Prog 032 Harkins Theatre 1
Fri 26 Feb | 2:30pm | Prog 111 Sedona Rouge Theatre
Total running time: 1:43:00
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A film about the controversial world of exotic animal ownership within the suburbs of the United States... more | add synopsis
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Tim Harrison
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Terry Brumfield
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Tippi Hedren
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rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Russ Clear
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Casey Craig
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Pat Craig
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Zuzana Kukol
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Raymond Little
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Scott Shoemaker
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by pictigaster1 on January 30, 2010
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Z now that you are a movie star will you still talk to the likes of us ordinary folk.LOL .Please tell us about the film if you are in it then I know some one was on our side.
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by tigers9 on January 30, 2010
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I didn't see the movie myself yet, not sure if I can make it to Sedona, long drive but pretty.
The director Mike Webber is from Ohio, so his main stars are from there, the pet lion owner and Tim Harrison, so these are the local people director followed for about a year. The rest of us just have few minutes in it.
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by tigers9 on January 30, 2010
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no idea about DVD status here i s trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36MOxwS_rC8
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by tigers9 on January 30, 2010
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U can see them movie at these festivals until it get s on DVD
http://www.theelephantinthelivingroom.com/screenings.htm
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by tigers9 on January 30, 2010
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http://esrati.com/dayton-filmmaker-tearing-up-the-documentary-circuit/4204/
Dayton filmmaker getting wild in the house
by David Esrati on January 26, 2010 11:00 am
Full disclosure- my name appears in the credits- my camera was used for the first two months of filming.
Mike Webber is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose credits include four theatrical films for Twentieth Century Fox and Lionsgate. With his latest film, “The Elephant in the Living Room” Webber gives audiences a firsthand look deep into the most dangerous and fascinating subculture in the United States.
An award-winning documentary film about the controversial world of exotic animal ownership within the suburbs of the United States. THE ELEPHANT IN THE LIVING ROOM offers an unprecedented glimpse into the fascinating subculture of raising the most deadly and exotic animals in the world as common household pets.
Mike tells the story of two men in Ohio- one is Tim Harrison; a police officer, firefighter and paramedic for the city of Oakwood. In his career- Harrison has captured and rescued literally hundreds of escaped lions, tigers, alligators, bears, and the largest and most deadly snakes on earth, all in the United States.
The other is Terry Brumfield who has been an animal lover his entire life. But none of his pets compare to the love he has for his two African lions which were bottle-fed and hand-raised as cubs in his home.
via The Elephant in the Living Room | About.
Mike picked up a prestigious ACE award in 2008 from the American Film Institute/Discovery Channel/Humane Society of the United States at the SilverDocs Film Festival to help complete this important film in the international competition.
Please help Michael out by clicking through the trailer to YouTube and giving him a five star rating- and tell your friends about it. The film will be presented in Dayton on March 22nd at the Schuster Center. 100% of the proceeds of the showing in Dayton will go to the charity, Outreach For Animals, that supports Tim’s work in dealing with these animals.
I’m pretty sure this is the type of thing that Film Dayton wants to do – and to promote. It will be interesting to see what they do to help pump up this local filmmaker who was actually rejected from WSU film school!
Mike has worked for over two years on this project- and has funded it entirely on his own. No requests for government handouts or special entitlements.
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Tagged as: American Film Institute/Discovery Channel/Humane Society of the United States, Elephant in the Living Room, Lion owner, Mike Webber, Oakwood police officer, Schuster Center, SilverDocs Film Festival, Terry Brumfield, Tim Harrison
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Jim Crotty January 26, 2010 at 11:44 am
Saw your Twitter link to this vid David and posted it to my Facebook page. From what I can see this video is professionally scripted and filmed. Very nice. Once again another reinforcement of the point that top talent exists right here in our hometown and amazing things can be accomplished when such a talent has access to a venue to display their accomplishments. The problem with Dayton are the local “gatekeepers.”
jay madewell January 26, 2010 at 2:25 pm
what a great title!
Karri O January 26, 2010 at 5:49 pm
Thanks for the post! As a filmmaker (and board member of FilmDayton), I always love to hear about local filmmakers doing good work.
Jim – what local “gatekeepers” are you talking about?
Jim Crotty January 26, 2010 at 9:57 pm
Well, it’s probably not nearly so much a problem with local filmmakers as it is with individual, visual artists who work in the more static mediums. In other words, local arts organizations and groups that are more representative of a particular social clique or group. Perhaps that’s an unfortunate reality with a smaller market such as Dayton. I’d probably run into the same issue in other metro areas this size.
My main point is that we have so much local talent that tends to get overlooked because of the inferiority complex mindset. In order to be considered truly talented and respected, an artist, consultant, marketing “expert,” etc., one must be from the outside, preferably a big market on one of the coasts.
Karri O January 26, 2010 at 11:17 pm
I hear you – I’ve kept my LA cell phone number because there is the misguided belief in my industry that if you don’t live in NY or LA, you are not “serious”. This fortunately is changing as more and more movie and television productions are filmed in the flyover states due to tax incentives (I know, I know – an argument for another day) and the industry suits realize there is talent outside of the 310 and 212.
Honestly though, I’ve found much of the inferiority complex holding people back is in their own mind – and God knows, we Ohioans often have issues with tooting our own horns about our skills and talents. I’ve seen talented people all but talk themselves out of jobs they are more than qualified for, and then undercut themselves financially when they DO get a gig. It’s an Ohio thing we could all do with getting over.
But this post is about Mike Webber, and his great accomplishment in not only making a film, but one that has garnered attention and awards. Congratulations Mike! Look forward to seeing it.
Jim Crotty January 27, 2010 at 8:12 am
You hit the nail right on the head, Karri, in several ways.
But yes, Mike’s movie is definitely a step forward in demonstrating the quality of talent right here in Dayton. I shoot still photography, but I’ve seen enough video to know when a movie is professionally directed and filmed. This is a great achievement and addition to a growing list of locally produced films that are breaking barriers for all of us.
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by tigers9 on February 12, 2010
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review from socialist republic of california Santa Barbara film festival
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<<Because the animals are so readily available at Amish auctions, trade shows, and certain pro-ownership organizations — not to mention completely legal in at least a dozen states — people assume that they are equipped to handle them>>
U know, I was going to suggest to these Amish to get green eco friendly Toyota hybrids cars, but with all the car breaks malfunction issues,
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6133U820100205
maybe they are safer with animals and carriages, as traffic incidents kills up to 130 people PER DAY IN THE USA, no animal can match that!!!!
http://www.independent.com/news/2010/feb/12/emelephant-living-roomem/
The Elephant in the Living Room
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Friday, February 12, 2010
By Lyz Hoffman
Pitting a phrase against a fact, the aptly-titled documentary The Elephant in the Living Room sheds light on a domestic problem with a foreign twist: the increasing popularity of exotic animals as pets.
Following Ohio-based animal expert extraordinaire Tim Harrison, director Mike Webber tracks the head-turning goings-on of exotic animal owners across the country. Periodic news clips — true stories ranging from Moe the missing chimpanzee to the fatal tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo — and various exotic animal asides, like the surge in the Burmese python population in the Everglades, comprise much of the documentary.
At the heart of the film, however, is Harrison’s involvement with an Ohio man… and his family of African lions. Initially unconnected, Harrison’s work as a public safety officer-cum-animal rescue program director intersects with the tale of Terry Brumfield, a disabled man who’s lion Lambert is the only thing keeping him going. Needless to say, Harrison and Brumfield have somewhat conflicting beliefs — at least in the beginning — on how best to care for Lambert (as well as Brumfield’s other lion, Lambert’s girlfriend Lacy), yet they both care so much for him all the same.
The prevalence of big cats (there are an estimated 15,000 in the United States alone) and reptiles (an estimated 7.3 million) with private owners comes as no surprise to Harrison. As director of Outreach for Animals, a national organization described as “the number one advocate for proper behavior around wildlife,” Harrison is well attuned to the realities unbeknownst to many. “You can go to Anytown, USA; those animals are here.”
That’s not to say that Harrison supports such rampant wildlife ownership. Addressing many people’s exotic-animal naiveté, Harrison says “you’ve got to respect what they [the animals] are.” “It breaks my heart,” Harrison adds, “to see these animals that should be enjoying life in the wild… to have them end up like this… it’s just not right.”
Because the animals are so readily available at Amish auctions, trade shows, and certain pro-ownership organizations — not to mention completely legal in at least a dozen states — people assume that they are equipped to handle them.
Testifying against that assumption, one auction-attendee relates her experience with her macaque monkey. After the pet punched her, she recalls, she proceeded to “knock him in the head with a shovel.” Attesting to the absurdity of it all is Harrison’s colleague. “The only thing more bizarre than what we saw today would have been if they sold a child,” he offers.
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THE ELEPHANT IN THE LIVING ROOM
Directed by: Michael Webber<br><br>Released: 2009 USA<br><br>Synopsis:<br>Some of the deadliest snakes in the world can be purchased as easily as household pets. Bears, cougars and lions can be found in a catalogue offering animals for sale and even animals for free. Creatures that were never intended to be in the care of humans can be encountered regularly in homes across the United States. Yet there are stories to show that wild animals can reciprocate love for their human providers. After years of immobilization after an automobile accident, for example, one man found hope through two lion cubs. THE ELEPHANT IN THE LIVING ROOM recounts the tale of these two lions, along with other animals belonging to the wild but kept in the hands of people. THE ELEPHANT IN THE LIVING ROOM is a touching documentary, exposing the issues of exotic animal custody in the United States.Ali Cutler
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For the most part, Harrison attributes the ever-increasing problem to the popularity of reality television shows, especially animal-based ones. As such shows attracted larger audiences Harrison witnessed a steadfast surge in ownership, saying that when he asks people why they purchased an exotic animal in the first place, the response is always, “‘I saw it on T.V.’”
Harrison’s advice? “We can write the laws, but we need to educate people,” he said. “You can buy a cobra, but you can’t buy common sense.”
While Harrison is all for the protection of the people, Webber is equally concerned about the protection of the pets in question. “What about the animals?” he asks. Such questions are what spurred Webber to make the film. “I was more interested in asking them than answering them,” he said.
Harrison, who has the tough job of weighing the welfare of the animals against the welfare of the humans, constantly grapples with a question of his own. “Am I a hero or a villain?” he asks.
In the case of Brumfield and his lions, though, Harrison is relieved. In his 34 years of experience, after dealing with Lambert, Harrison had seen his “first happy ending.”
The Elephant in the Living Room screens again on Saturday, February 13 at 6:30 p.m. at Victoria Hall Theater (33. W. Victoria St
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by Buzztail1 on February 12, 2010
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Yes, indeed!
"What about the animals"
"It breaks my heart to see them living in captivity when they should be free in the wild ..."
That is absolutely correct!
That way when we bulldoze through their native habitat to put up another 7-11, Wal-Mart or copper strip mine, these pesky animals will stay dead and not be found in people's houses.
I bought my house with money I earned through my own labor.
I go home to it and shut my door on the rest of the world.
The rest of the world should stay the hell out of my house (including my "livingroom")!
Just my opinions.
R/
Karl
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