What does the future of the elephant have to do with the future of childhood? Everything. The film combines wildlife footage with the concerns and legends of the indigenous people, exploring their unique relationships to/with the elephant. In Kenya, we explore and elaborate on the Samburu people’s relationship to their totem and the unique role the elephant plays in their belief system. Unlike most wildlife documentaries, we emphasize the essential role of ‘the other,’ that which the non-human plays in the mind and spiritual ecology of the human. In this challenged time, we believe that wildlife is an essential part of our identity