Netflix is such an exciting place to be
and you're the executive producer on this project?
I am, I am! (audience claps)
Yay! Thank you!
You guys are sweet, thank you!
It took many years, so many years
and Netflix really stepped up.
So this was a passion project for you?
Yes, absolutely.
I've been involved with elephant conservation
for about 10 years now.
Because in 2009 my friends and I were lucky enough
and or you know, not lucky enough,
to find an orphaned baby elephant.
Aww. And luckily we found her,
we were in Kenya, she had been a victim, her family,
of poaching and we got her to a wonderful place
called the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya.
And that was how I began my journey.
They taught me about the poaching crisis.
I didn't know about it.
This is me with Chaimu about a year after we rescued her.
Look, look at that! (audience claps)
Yeah, she's a sweetheart!
Now she's huge and living in the wild!
I love that! Yeah.
So they reintroduced them. Exactly.
To the wild once they're prepared?
Which is key,
because that's really where they should be.
That's where elephants should be.
That's where the conservation part comes in.
Yes, absolutely. My husband
and I honeymooned in Africa and to watch this,
there was a family every morning,
when we were at this one lodge,
that they would go into the water
and they would bathe the baby together.
Isn't that the best!
So beautiful. I know!
It's so beautiful.
That's one of the things I love about elephants
is they have this family unit
and their interaction is so relatable to us, right.
And to look into their eyes.
Right. I mean
is so haunting and beautiful. This is Sibakway,
the biggest elephant I have ever been around.
He is in our film.
He is a gentle giant.
He came from Zimbabwe.
His family, his whole heard was gonna be killed
and this amazing woman. So beautiful.
In South Africa rescued him
and you can go visit him on this safari,
this beautiful safari in South Africa,
very near where you went. Yeah.
And we were... It changes your life.
Yeah, we were so lucky
to get to film there. To see Africa
really puts the universe in perspective.
Doesn't it, doesn't it?
It puts the, you know,
it puts the universe in perspective for you.
It's just so beautiful to see the enormity
of the galaxy at night you know?
Absolutely and all the creatures that live here with us.
Oh it's just amazing. I agree.
It's life changing. And your so amazing
you went there for your honeymoon.
Yeah.
Well, it makes my eyes. I know.
Weep to think about it. And I got to film there!
It's amazing. Right.
and now it's on Netflix. And you got to film
with one of our favorite people, Pablo.
I know! I know! I know! (audience claps)
He's the coolest! He is, he really is.
He just came here last season.
We had never met before and I'm like,
"oh my god I'm even more in love with you!"
I know, I know.
I know, it's the second time. He's so fun and cool.
He is very fun, much cooler than myself.
Oh please! Oh trust me, trust me.
But we had worked together a long time ago
and I was so intimidated I was just like
(dramatic inhale)
you know, kind of the whole time.
You, come on? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
'Cause I mean, when I was young, you know he was him.
I know! Yeah!
So I mean it's hard when you're standing
and you're trying to be cool
and you're like "oh my god,
"I can't remember anything I was supposed to say right now!"
But that was a while back, and now I know him,
I know his whole family, and I met his son.
And his son is in the movie too right?
Yes!
They had come when we were working a long time ago,
they were little. Oh my God,
And now he's grown! He looks just like him!
I know, that's Johnny.
I love him so much and he plays my baby in the movie.
Oh my God that's awesome.
And I have to send him to college and he's the sweetest.
So give us the set up of the film.
Okay, and so. It's streaming on Netflix.
So don't spoil it. It is.
You can check it out. 'Cause they can go home
and see it.
Okay, great, right, right, right.
I'll tell you the beginning. Just the set up.
I play Kate, and Kate lives in New York City,
and she is married and she has this beautiful son,
who's about to head off to college.
And she's thinking to herself,
"you know, my husband and I,
"we just haven't had that much time together,
"we should take our second honeymoon to"
Africa.
Exactly.
So I plan this whole thing out,
and I very enthusiastically tell him about it
and he says, "well, you know, I was thinking myself,
"we're just not really together anymore
"and once our son left, I just, you know
"I think we should just admit
"we're just not a couple anymore."
Oh. And I'm just like
(dramatic inhale)
Pablo's a dog. No it's not Rob!
It's not Rob! Oh it's not Rob?
No it works out, it works out.
(audience laughs)
Yes, yes, yes.
So then I go. Yay!
Exactly. That's the fun
of being an executive producer.
Exactly right, exactly right, exactly right.
So my character, Kate, decides, you know
and this is one of the things the movie's about
is second chances and kind of being open to life
and what it might bring to you.
And she decides to go on the trip by herself
even though. Right.
It's uncomfortable for her
and she doesn't know what to do and whatever.
She goes for it and Rob is her pilot.
Oh, hello. (laughs)
It's good.
I know it's very good.
but he's kinda cranky because he also has been though a lot,
his character, and he needs some second chances
but he needs to be open.
Well of course he does, Kristin.
Exactly, right.
So it takes a while, you know.
(audience claps)
Okay that's enough. Okay.
That's enough. Okay, okay.
We're in, everybody's in. Okay, good, good, good.
(audience cheers)