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.
Directed by Brett Morgen
africa
chimpanzee
biography
nature
archive footage
primatologist
observation
jane goodall
female scientist
wildlife photographer
conservationist
animal behaviour
animal intelligence
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Cast
Jane Goodall
Self
Hugo van Lawick
Self (archive footage)
Hugo Eric Louis van Lawick
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Brett Morgen
Director
Brett Morgen
Writer
Philip Glass
Original Music Composer
Ellen Kuras
Director of Photography
Tim Pastore
Executive Producer
Bryan Burk
Producer
Brett Morgen
Producer
Debra Eisenstadt
Co-Executive Producer
David E. Fluhr
Sound Mixer
Chris Navarro
ADR Editor
Hugo van Lawick
Archival Footage Research
Sara Joe Wolansky
Assistant Editor
Popular Reviews
48 reviews
josie
8.0★ · 10/06/25
boy did i cry
boy did i cry
Olivia Loschi
8.0★ · 10/04/25
The death of Jane is the first celebrity dying to actually wreck me
The death of Jane is the first celebrity dying to actually wreck me
molly
8.0★ · 08/02/25
i want to be her when i grow up.
i want to be her when i grow up.
Asma
9.7★ · 05/22/25
Cried
Cried
zo
8.0★ · 05/02/25
she is braver than me because as soon as I would have seen those crazy ass chimpanzees try to take MY things I would have left
she is braver than me because as soon as I would have seen those crazy ass chimpanzees try to take MY things I would have left
