ELEPHANT GIRL, an original screenplay by Simon Grome
Writers Guild of America registration # 937403
Copyright Simon Grome 2004
A visual and emotional narrative of a woman's coming of age takes
us from the rural pastures of an elephant herders village in NE Thailand
- the vehicle - a relationship between a girl and her elephant -
through to contemporary forays into city life and internet chat
rooms populated by denizens at the edge of Bangkok's nightlife entertainment
industry.
Beyond the compelling theme of a young woman's search for
redemption for herself and her creature, the story draws forth contemporary
issues that this Asian nation faces from within, at once de-constructing
misconceptions drawn from a western world's prurient gaze into
an Asian culture's morality. Elephant Girl is a contemporary view
of a traditional rural life contrasted by the opportunities available
to a poor country girl in an international city, as seen through
the eyes of a young Kue woman and her long lost elephant.
Elephant Girl's account of an extraordinary bond between a girl
and an elephant brings a new dimension to the notion of self empowerment,
giving audiences a unique and in-depth insight into contrasting values
facing a rapidly changing society.
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