A woman struggles with day-to-day life in her apartment after witnessing the murder of a young boy by a police officer. The fear keeps her captive for a year. Regular visits from her community and virtual sessions with her therapist helps rebuilds her mental strength to be in the world again. She uses the 'green energy' of plants as her protection, guarding her door and the surrounding space. She finds comfort and a place to mimic resilience by caring for the plants. Community check-ins support her healing, adding to her investigation of grief. As the year passes she moves through the grief eventually leaving her apartment. Her return to the community comes as a witness in the trial of the young boy’s murderer. Elephant is a visual meditation on the physiology of grief. The film explores the body, space, and mental health of those witnessing/undergoing oppression, assault, trauma, and loss.