Chimps: So Like Us (1990)

Directed by

Kirk Simon, Karen Goodman

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

30 min

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This short documentary follows chimpanzees in captivity and in the wild, focusing on researcher Jane Goodall's work. It shows how chimpanzees behave and interact, drawing connections between their actions and human behavior.

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What happens

Chimps: So Like Us is a 1990 American short documentary film about chimpanzees and the work of Jane Goodall directed by Kirk Simon and Karen Goodman. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. The half-hour film, shot on location in New York, Arizona and Tanzania. The film has been broadcast extensively on HBO. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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