Fri 10/15 – Thu 10/21
The most dangerous animals on the planet can be found in an alarming number of homes throughout the US… often with disastrous results. Just a few months ago, Brent Kandra was killed by a pet bear near Cle. Take a look into the subculture of raising dangerous animals as pets. The critically acclaimed Ohio-based film, The Elephant in the Living Room, sheds light on a problem that’s frequently shoved under the rug.
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The Elephant in the Living Room is a documentary film about the controversial world of raising the deadliest and most exotic animals on earth as common household pets. The story follows the journey of two men at the heart of the issue. One, Tim Harrison, an Ohio police officer whose mission is to protect exotic animals and the public, and the other, Terry Brumfield, a big-hearted man who struggles to keep two pet African lions that he loves like his own family. “The elephant in the living room” is a common English idiom for an obvious truth that is being ignored. In many parts of the United States, it is legal to raise lions, tigers, venomous snakes, primates and crocodiles in suburban homes as family pets and no one is talking about it. Until now.
Cedar Lee Theatre – 2163 Lee Rd. – Cleveland Heights
http://TheElephantInTheLivingRoom.com
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