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Kartiki Gonsalves | |
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| Born | 2 November 1986 Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, photographer |
| Known for | The Elephant Whisperers |
| Website | http://www.kartikigonsalves.com/ |
Kartiki Gonsalves (born 2 November 1986) is a documentary filmmaker from India. She is best known for directing The Elephant Whisperers, a documentary about the strong bonding between an indigenous couple and an orphaned baby elephant. She specialises in nature and wildlife photography and has been recognised by Sony as an Artisan of Imagery India.
Career
editKartiki Gonsalves is a Sony Artisan of Imagery India since 2020, specialising in nature and social documentaries.[1] She gives workshops on nature and wildlife photography[2] and has conducted tours of Bangalore and Mysore cities.[3] She travels widely for her work. An early photography trip was kayaking off the coast of Vancouver in 2007 to film killer whales.[4] Her photographs have been published in travel and photography magazines.[5][6]
Kartiki made her debut as a film director with the documentary The Elephant Whisperers. Set in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in South India, the film covers the bond that develops between an indigenous couple and a baby elephant, Raghu, who was put into their care. The film premiered in November 2022 in the Doc NYC Film Festival, the largest festival of documentaries in the United States.[7][8][9] The Elephant Whisperers was released globally by streaming service Netflix on 8 December 2022.[10][11]
The Netflix Woche website described it as the best of the most fascinating nature documentaries on Netflix.[12]
Personal life
editKartiki is the younger daughter of Timothy A. Gonsalves and Priscilla Tapley Gonsalves. She has one older sister, Danica Gonsalves.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Kartiki Gonsalves". Sony Alpha Community. 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Nair, Gayatri; Gonsalves, Kartiki (9 April 2022). "Up Your Photography Game with iPhone 13". Aptronix. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Balram, Smita (11 April 2018). "Meet the wildlife photographer from Bengaluru who doubles as city tour guide". The Economic Times. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Times Evoke (10 July 2021). "Nature's greatest predator under my kayak: How I met orca whales at sea". Times of India. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Gonsalves, Kartiki (February 2015). "Aperture: Putting it in Perspective". JetWings. 15 (2). Jet Airways: 56–58.
- ^ Gonsalves, Kartiki (April–June 2016). "Shooting to Save". Classic Imaging. All India Photographic Trade and Industry Association: 58–65.
- ^ Carey, Matthew (18 October 2022). "DOC NYC Shortlist Announcement Brings Focus To Wide-Open Documentary Awards Race". Deadline. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Gonsalves, Kartiki (2022). "The Elephant Whisperers". IMDb. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "The Elephant Whisperers". Doc NYC. 9–27 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Documentary The Elephant Whisperers set to release on December 8". The Tribune (Chandigarh). 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Von Indiens Elefantenflüsterern bis in Obamas liebste Nationalparks – Die besten Naturdokus auf Netflix". Netflix Woche. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ McCormack, Olivia (8 December 2022). "What to watch on Thursday: 'Harry & Meghan' miniseries airs on Netflix". The Washington Post. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Priscilla and Timothy Gonsalves". Retrieved 22 November 2022.
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