LOVE & BANANAS: AN ELEPHANT STORY Premieres July 30th at 9PM on STARZ

Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story, a Starz-acquired documentary feature from director, producer and writer Ashley Bell (The Last Exorcism I & II, Carnage Park, Novitiate), will air exclusively on Starz on Monday, July 30^th at 9:00 PM ET/PT and will be available exclusively on the Starz app.

Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story follows Ashley Bell and a team of elephant rescuers led by world-renowned Asian elephant conservationist Sangdeaun “Lek” Chailert. They embark on a daring 48-hour mission, traveling 500 miles across Thailand to rescue a 70-year-old captive blind Asian elephant and bring her to freedom. Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story is a heartwarming and hopeful film that exposes the plight of Asian elephants and the people who work tirelessly to save them.

Chailert is an award-winning conservationist, who has been working for over two decades to improve the conditions of elephants in Asia and promote their welfare. Her work has received international acclaim, and it has been documented by National Geographic and Discover Channel, among others. In 2005, Chailert was honored by Time Magazine as the “Hero of Asia” for her work to protect Asian elephants. In 2010, she was honored by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as one of six Woman Heroes of Global Conservation. She was recently invited to attend and speak at the Summit on a Global Pact for the Environment at the United Nations in New York by President Macron of France.

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