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One Lucky Elephant (Dir.: Lisa Leeman; Prods.: Cristina Cristina Colissimo, Jordana Glick-Franzheim; Co-Producer: Miriam Cutler) begins with circus producer David Balding's realization that Flora, the orphaned African elephant he adopted and made the star of his circus, is tired of performing. What unfolds is a nine-year odyssey to find Flora a good home. Caught between the human and animal world, Flora epitomizes the harsh reality elephants face in our expanding man-made world. Through Flora and David's story, the film raises questions about our complex relationships with animals, for which there are no easy answers.  One thing is certain: after watching this film, you will never look at an elephant in a zoo or a circus in the same way again.

One Lucky Elephant runs from June 8 through the 22nd at New York's Film Forum, then opens June 24 at the Laemmle Music Hall oin Beverly Hills.