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TV picks for July 30: 'Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story,' 'Diesel Brothers,' 'Rest in Power: The Treyvon Martin Story'

July 29, 2018 at 7:00PM
Ashley Bell in "Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story."
Ashley Bell in “Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Working for peanuts

Director Ashley Bell fights back tears — but not her passion — as she tracks the rescue of a blind, 70-year-old Asian elephant from captivity in "Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story." The "escape" plan is no Indiana Jones adventure, but Bell's heroine, Sangdeaun "Lek" Chailert, is as impressive as any matinee idol, even if she never has to outrun a giant boulder.

8 p.m., Starz

Hot wheels

"The Diesel Brothers" return for a new season of challenges, starting with an assignment to build a monster school bus capable of driving over sand and water. Just where exactly do these schoolkids live?

9 p.m., Discovery Channel

The defense never rests

The six-part docu-series "Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story" is so lopsided that it may as well have been produced by Black Lives Matter. Still, the film packs a wallop, especially when the late victim's family shares their outrage and pain directly into the camera. It may have been some time since you reflected on the 2012 Florida shooting, but "Rest" makes a strong case that we should never forget.

9 p.m., Paramount Network

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