''Last of the Elephant Men'' is a Canadian documentary film, which was released in 2015."Documentary explores Asian tribe's bond with elephants". '' Victoria Times-Colonist'', July 9, 2015. Directed by

Arnaud Bouquet Arnaud Bouquet is a Canadians, Canadian documentary filmmaker and cinematographer."Documentary explores Asian tribe's bond with elephants". ''Victoria Times-Colonist'', July 9, 2015. He is most noted for his film ''Last of the Elephant Men'', for w ...

and

Daniel Ferguson Daniel Ferguson is a filmmaker whose credits include ''Wired to Win: Surviving the Tour de France'', ''Journey to Mecca, Journey to Mecca: In the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta'' and ''Last of the Elephant Men''. Career Ferguson was line producer and ...

, the film profiles the

Bunong people The Bunong (alternatively Phnong, Punong, or Pnong)Smith, P. (2010). ''The Bunong Culture of Silence: Exploring Bunong perspectives on participation at the interface between Bunong culture and development organisations.'' are an indigenous Cam ...

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...

, focusing in particular on their unique bond with the local population of

elephant Elephants are the largest existing land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae an ...

s. The film received three Canadian Screen Awards at the

4th Canadian Screen Awards Fourth or the fourth may refer to: * the ordinal form of the number 4 * ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971 * Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision * Fourth (music), a musical interval * ''The Fourth'' (1972 film), a Sovie ...

in 2016, in the categories of Best Feature Length Documentary, Best Editing in a Documentary (Elric Robichon) and Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Arnaud Bouquet)."Canadian Screen Awards nominations announced, including Oscar darlings Room and Brooklyn"
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The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...

'', January 19, 2016.

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