2017 · science · nature · archival
Jane
Directed by Brett Morgen1h 30m2017
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.
Our read: Jane (2017) reads as a warm, kinetic, grounded science · nature · archival entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, kinetic, measured science / nature, grounded in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, measured.
- warm
- brisk
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