“An elephant disappears every 15 minutes. It is our hope that this film helps to bring an activist into existence at least that often.”

Kathryn Bigelow has made very pointed stances against war and terrorism in her two recent films, Zero Dark Thirty and The Hurt Locker. Not one to shy from taking activist stances, the director has collaborated with WildAid to create a short animated/multimedia film detailing the dangers of elephant poaching and its apparent link to terrorism. Last Days is an eye-opening account of how the purchase of ivory-made items indirectly lead to funding of various terrorist groups and organizations, including security footage of the Westgate Mall attack in Nairobi, Kenya back in September 2013 by al-Shabaab.

The short film directs viewers to a website asking visitors to help end ivory-funded terrorism. Those interested in helping the cause can help spread the video and message via social media using the hashtag #LastDays, or can go the extra mile and donate to various non-profit organizations that promise 100% of proceeds will go towards “putting terrorists out of business and elephants out of danger.”

Again, you can learn more about the movement at this website.

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