Primate Cinema: Apes as Family(2013)
12 min · Drama · Directed by Rachel Mayeri
Released
Primate Cinema: Apes as Family is the premiere of a drama made expressly for chimps to an actual chimpanzee audience. Like people, chimps are fascinated by television. But until Apes as Family, no filmmaker had made a film to appeal to two ape species. This film contains all the primate dramas-around sex, food, territory, and politics. The movie follows an urban chimp into her home and what happens when she meets a bunch of wild strangers. The chimpanzees watching on televisions installed at the Edinburgh Zoo were a curious, and at times, rowdy bunch.
Where to watch
Not available to stream, rent, or buy in the US yet.
US release dates
- Premiere
- January 19, 2013