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The Hildebeest Makes Surprise Appearance at Tribeca Fest
[AyPee] Clinton was an unannounced panelist, there to discuss the scourge of elephant poaching - the subject of Bigelow's eight-minute film "The Protectors: Walk in the Rangers' Shoes," about park rangers trying to save elephants in Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.She spoke about her work to save elephants from poachers slaughtering them for their ivory tusks, both as secretary of state in the Obama administration [Oh, yeah, I remember 'dat], and later with her family foundation ['dat too], the Clinton Global Initiative. "We've got to bust this market so it can't come back," she said of the illegal ivory market. OK, now she's got a lock on this years "Protector of the Universe - Al Gore Division" Major Award. Before Clinton and the three other panelists were interviewed by Bigelow, the audience donned Certified 100% Elephant Free virtual reality headsets at their seats and experienced - in 360 degrees - what it's like to be one of the 200 rangers fighting well-armed poachers in the park the size of Delaware. Oh to have been one of Bill Clinton's brain cells during this. The film gives the viewer both the experience of being in the grass and searching for poachers, and up in the air looking down. A wrenching scene shows the rangers arriving at the carcass of a slaughtered elephant. The Missus also supports the cause, but I can't help but wonder if the New, Improved and More Intimate Clinton Foundation was paid in ivory carvings. But I'm a cynic. Posted by: Blossom Unains5562 2017-04-24 |
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