Jane
An astonishing accomplishment. Morgen is setting the bar for profile documentaries and changing the rules for his field.
Jane
Drawing from over 100 hours of never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives for over 50 years, award-winning director Brett Morgen tells the story of JANE, a woman whose chimpanzee research challenged the male-dominated scientific consensus of her time and revolutionized our understanding of the natural world. Set to a rich orchestral score from legendary composer Philip Glass, the film offers an unprecedented, intimate portrait of Jane Goodall — a trailblazer who defied the odds to become one of the world’s most admired conservationists.
Genre
Documentary,
Women and Film,
Nature,
Bio-pic,
Environment
Runtime
90
Language
English
Director
Brett Morgen
FEATURED REVIEW
Kate Erbland, IndieWire
Brett Morgen’s revelatory “Jane” offers up contributions from a bounty of some of film’s finest working professionals, from the award-winning Morgen himself to composer Philip Glass and cinematographer Ellen Kuras, but the real star is reams of lauded wildlife photographer Hugo van Lawick’s pristine ...
Played at
Monica Film Center 10.20.17 - 11.23.17
Royal 10.20.17 - 10.20.17
Town Center 5 10.27.17 - 11.23.17
Playhouse 7 10.27.17 - 12.07.17
Claremont 5 10.27.17 - 11.09.17
Lumiere Music Hall 11.24.17 - 11.30.17
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