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
Royal 10.20.17 - 10.20.17
Monica Film Center 10.20.17 - 11.23.17
Playhouse 7 10.27.17 - 12.07.17
Claremont 5 10.27.17 - 11.09.17
Town Center 5 10.27.17 - 11.23.17
Lumiere Music Hall 11.24.17 - 11.30.17
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