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Screen Forward: APPROACHING THE ELEPHANT trailer
APPROACHING THE ELEPHANT opens February 20th at the Made in NY Media Center by IFP as part of our Screen Forward program.
TFF 32 - "Approaching the Elephant" Q&A at 31st Torino Film Festival
Francesco Giai Via presents "Approaching the Elephant" Q&A with director Amanda Rose Wilder actor Alex Khost and Francesco Codello (International ...
Approaching the Elephant - trailer - IFFR 2015
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