Learn About Us.

Flying Elephant Films is an independent production company driven by passion for story and craft. We are a London-based production company devoted to stories that breathe, stories that move quietly through lived experience and rise into something luminous on screen. We create documentary and fictional films that explore the human condition with honesty and imagination. Our work is rooted in curiosity, a desire to listen deeply, to look closely, and to honour the complexity of real lives and imagined worlds alike. Across feature films and documentaries we seek moments of truth: the unguarded glance, the fragile silence, the turning point that changes everything. We believe cinema has the power to illuminate what is often unseen to reveal beauty in the everyday and meaning in the overlooked. Flying Elephant Films is built on collaboration, empathy, and craft. We work with filmmakers, artists, and storytellers who share our belief that film can inform, inspire, and connect — not through spectacle alone, but through sincerity and emotional depth. For us, storytelling is not simply production. It is an act of attention. An act of care. An act of lifting stories into the light.

About Us

Learn About Us.

Flying Elephant Films is an independent production company driven by passion for story and craft.

We are a London-based production company devoted to stories that breathe, stories that move
quietly through lived experience and rise into something luminous on screen.


We create documentary and fictional films that explore the human condition with honesty and
imagination. Our work is rooted in curiosity, a desire to listen deeply, to look closely, and to honour
the complexity of real lives and imagined worlds alike.


Across feature films and documentaries we seek moments of truth: the unguarded glance, the fragile
silence, the turning point that changes everything. We believe cinema has the power to illuminate
what is often unseen to reveal beauty in the everyday and meaning in the overlooked.


Flying Elephant Films is built on collaboration, empathy, and craft. We work with filmmakers,
artists, and storytellers who share our belief that film can inform, inspire, and connect — not
through spectacle alone, but through sincerity and emotional depth.


For us, storytelling is not simply production. It is an act of attention.
An act of care. An act of lifting stories into the light.

Our Creative Team

Meet The Team.

Our films have been honoured at the world’s most prestigious festivals and institutions.

Founding Director & Producer

Murali Nair

Murali founded Flying Elephant Films with a vision to tell stories that matter — stories rooted in empathy, craft, and lived experience. With over two decades in independent cinema, he has shepherded projects from development through to Cannes selection and BAFTA nomination.

Founding Director & Producer

Jennie Lopez

Meera brings a keen editorial eye and deep production expertise to every project. From international co-productions to CBBC documentaries, she ensures each film finds its voice and reaches its audience with integrity and impact.

Awards

Awards & Recognition.

Our films have been honoured at the world’s most prestigious festivals and institutions.

Abudhabi Off 2010

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Official Selection Cannes 2024

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Best Film Mumbai 1999

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Best Film Turin 1999

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Winner — Throne of Death (1999)

Camera d Of Jurry Cannes 2002

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Childrens Festival Nomination BAFTA 2007

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Amnesty International Doen Award Jury Rotterdam 2004

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New Current Jury Pusan 2010

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Official Selection Cannes 2001

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Official Selection Cannes 1996

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National Award India 1993

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Camera d Or Cannes 1999

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International Reach

Have a vision?

We are always looking for bold collaborators and stories that demand to be told.