Lucy the Human Chimp
Apr 29, 2021 | IMDB 6.3
79 min Watch NowDocumentary
The profound story of Lucy Temerlin, a female chimpanzee raised as human from birth in a domestic environment, and Janis Carter, the woman who took on the seemingly impossible task of giving her a new life in the wild.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Last Trimate
Time to Work!
Girls State
The Dark Figure
The Remarkable Life of John Weld
Profile of a Writer: Borges
Tell Me Who I Am
The Ugly Face of Disability Hate Crime
Faces of Death III
The First Emperor
Casting JonBenet
Fake Famous
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
Rise of the Warrior Apes
Jane
Surviving Edged Weapons
People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe
The Pilgrims
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
The Last Daughter
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Last Trimate
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2008
Narrated by Mel Gibson, The Last Trimate is a compelling account of the work of Birute Mary Galdikas -- who, alongside Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, is one of the three formidable women to have dedicated their lives to the great apes of the world -- she highlights the plight of the elusive 'red ape' and offers some hope for their survival as their very habitat is decimated at a startling rate.Time to Work!
IMDB 7.2 | Nov , 2024
Following a heated debate on a French news television channel, Left wing MP François Ruffin defies a TV columnist and attorney, Sarah Saldmann, to work and live one month on the minimum-wage. This humanistic and humoristic documentary highlights the daily struggles and joys of the working-class compared to the fantasy the bourgeoisie has built up in the media. It also raises a thorny question : can the rich be socially reintegrated ?Girls State
IMDB 7.1 | Jan , 2024
What would American democracy look like in the hands of teenage girls? In this documentary, young female leaders from wildly different backgrounds in Missouri navigate an immersive experiment to build a government from the ground up.The Dark Figure
IMDB 9 | Mar , 2018
The Remarkable Life of John Weld
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2018
The true life story of John Weld, who went from stuntman during Hollywood's golden era, to journalist, novelist and many other careers.Profile of a Writer: Borges
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1983
This documentary examines Borges' extraordinary life and work, using dramatizations of his most memorable stories and rare interview footage with the author at his Buenos Aires home.Tell Me Who I Am
IMDB 7.4 | Oct , 2019
In this documentary, Alex trusts his twin, Marcus, to tell him about his past after he loses his memory. But Marcus is hiding a dark family secret.The Ugly Face of Disability Hate Crime
IMDB 0 | Jul , 2015
Adam Pearson - who has neurofibromatosis type 1 - is on a mission to explore disability hate crime: to find out why it goes under-reported, under-recorded and under people's radar.Faces of Death III
IMDB 3.5 | Mar , 1985
The third installment of the infamous "is it real or fake?" mondo series sets its sights primarily on serial killers, with lengthy reenactments of police investigations of bodies being found in dumpsters, and a staged courtroom sequence.The First Emperor
IMDB 6.3 | Feb , 2006
Docu-drama profiling Ying Sheng, the first Emperor of China. Charting the life of the man who unified China, this documentary begins with the future Emperor's rise to power after the death of his father, becoming King of Qin at the age of thirteen. Mostly told through the use of re-enactments, the story continues to the present day and the discovery of the Emperor's tomb and terracotta army in 1974.Casting JonBenet
IMDB 5.7 | Apr , 2017
Twenty years after the modern world's most notorious child murder, the legacy of the crime and its impact are explored.Fake Famous
IMDB 7.2 | Feb , 2021
Explores the meaning of fame and influence in the digital age through an innovative social experiment. Following three Los Angeles-based people with relatively small followings, the film explores the attempts made to turn them into famous influencers by purchasing fake followers and bots to “engage” with their social media accounts.Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
IMDB 6.9 | Mar , 2021
An examination that goes beyond the celebrity-driven headlines and dives into the methods used by Rick Singer, the man at the center of the shocking 2019 college admissions scandal, to persuade his wealthy clients to cheat an educational system already designed to benefit the privileged.Rise of the Warrior Apes
IMDB 7.7 | Mar , 2017
Filmed over 23 years, Rise of the Warrior Apes tells the epic story of an extraordinary troop of chimpanzees in Ngogo, Uganda – featuring four mighty warriors who rule through moral ambiguity, questionable politics, strategic alliances and destroyed trust.Jane
IMDB 7.5 | Dec , 2017
Drawing from never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives, director Brett Morgen tells the story of Jane Goodall, a woman whose chimpanzee research revolutionized our understanding of the natural world.Surviving Edged Weapons
IMDB 7.6 | Jan , 1988
In an intense action-filled 85 minutes, you will learn to defend yourself against the mounting threat of “knife culture” offenders.People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe
IMDB 7.3 | Jan , 1988
Documentary about chimps in Gombe.The Pilgrims
IMDB 7.7 | Nov , 2015
Arguably one of the most fateful and resonant events of the last half millennium, the Pilgrims journey west across the Atlantic in the early 17th century is a seminal, if often misunderstood episode of American and world history. The Pilgrims explores the forces, circumstances, personalities and events that converged to exile the English group in Holland and eventually propel their crossing to the New World; a story universally familiar in broad outline, but almost entirely unfamiliar to a general audience in its rich and compelling historical actuality. Includes the real history of the "first thanksgiving".Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
IMDB 7.2 | Mar , 2020
Down the road from Woodstock in the early 1970s, a revolution blossomed in a ramshackle summer camp for disabled teenagers, transforming their young lives and igniting a landmark movement.The Last Daughter
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2023
Brenda’s first memories were of growing up in a loving white foster family, before she was suddenly taken away and returned to her Aboriginal family. Decades later, she feels disconnected from both halves of her life, so she goes searching for the foster family with whom she had lost contact. Along the way she uncovers long-buried secrets, government lies, and the possibility of deeper connections to family and culture.