Project Nim is a 2011 documentary film directed by James Marsh. It tells the life story of a chimpanzee named Nim Chimpsky, who was the center of a 1970s research project to determine whether a primate could learn to speak using American Sign Language. Project Nim draws from Elizabeth Hess' book Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would be Human (2008).
Project Nim (2011)
Directed by James Marsh
Genres - Documentary |
Release Date - Jul 8, 2011 |
Run Time - 93 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG-13
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$612,839
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1970s, Academy Award, Chimpanzee, Linguistics, Man On Wire, Nature/Environment, Nim, Sign Language
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Alternate Titles
Le Projet Nim
FR
尼姆计划
CN