Brigitte Uttar Kornetzky is an animal right activist who currently resides in Switzerland.  She is a multi faceted personality, trained in juridical science, philosophy, art, art history  and music. It was in the decade of 90s that Brigitte decided to use her expertise in film making for working towards the betterment of society. She went on to produce and direct human rights films in Africa and subsequently moved her focus towards animal rights, specifically elephants in India. Since 2011, Brigitte has made various films depicting the plight of elephants in India. Brigitte has been working for the elephants in India since 2011. In this short period of time, she has succeeded in making numerous films depicting the plight of elephants in India. It was during the shooting of one of the films namely ‘Where The Elephants Sleeps’, that she initiated the process of first euthanasia of a suffering captive elephant in the Elephant Village in Jaipur, in collaboration with Help in Suffering and Human Society International. Currently, Brigitte is shooting a film on elephant corridors of Assam and West Bengal. While focussing on the challenges of human-elephant coexistence, the film gives a comprehensive view of the problem at hand. Brigitte believes that the future of a nation is shaped in the classroom. In order to make her efforts more sustainable, Brigitte regularly interacts with youth from schools, colleges and universities . These interactions have proven to be an important platform for sharing her knowledge and compassion with the next generation which is believed to bring the change for conservation and a better understanding of self sustainable living.