Jane

Year
2017
Country
USA
Duration:
90 mins

Overview

In 1957, Dr. Louis Leakey applied for a grant to study chimps in Gombe, Tanzania. For his field researcher, he chose his 26-year-old assistant, Jane Goodall, a shy British woman with no formal training or experience. What she did have, though, was a healthy obsession with wildlife and endless stores of patience. Over the next several months, Goodall hiked into the rugged hills each day in search of the chimps until slowly, they began to accept her. And that marked the beginning of a ground-breaking project that provided humans with an entirely new understanding of chimpanzee behavior, life cycles and patterns. This film, which was made with over 100 hours of never-before-seen footage, documents Goodall’s extraordinary life, from animal loving child to wild and solitary bush woman to wife, mother and pioneer of research. Through it all, one thing never wavered: her affection, devotion and endless fascination with the chimps.

Production Team

Director
Brett Morgen

Festival Screenings

Featured in the 2018 Mountainfilm Festival.

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