From the team behind Man on Wire comes the story of Nim, the chimpanzee who in the 1970s became the focus of a landmark experiment which aimed to show that an ape could learn to communicate with language if raised and nurtured like a human child. Following Nim's extraordinary journey through human society, and the enduring impact he makes on the people he meets along the way, the film is an unflinching and unsentimental biography of an animal we tried to make human. What we learn about his true nature - and indeed our own - is comic, revealing and profoundly unsettling.
Cast
Bob Angelini
Lab Tech
Bern Cohen
Dr. William Lemmon
Reagan Leonard
Stephanie LaFarge
Nim Chimpsky
Self (archive footage)
Stephanie LaFarge
Self
Herbert Terrace
Self
Wer LaFarge
Self (archive footage)
Jenny Lee
Self
Laura-Ann Petitto
Self
Bill Tynan
Self
Joyce Butler
Self
Renne Falitz
Self
Bob Ingersoll
Self
Alyce Moore
Self
James Mahoney
Self (as Dr. James Mahoney)
Henry Herrmann
Self
Cleveland Amory
Self (archive footage)
Marion Probst
Self
Chris Byrne
Self
Anna May Marsh
Signing Girl: re-enactment unit
Sarah Sakaan
Renee Falitz: re-enactment unit
Dennis Lauricella
Beefy Guy: re-enactment unit
Robert Nesi
Beefy Guy: re-enactment unit (as Robert J. Nesi)
Scarlett Bermingham
Laura-Ann Petitto: re-enactment unit
Mike Devoe
Mike Devoe
Michael S. LePera
Wer LaFarge: re-enactment unit (as Michael LePera)
Peter Elliott
Nim Cimpsky - Reenactment Unit (uncredited)
Crew
Matt James
Digital Film Recording
James Marsh
Director
Elizabeth Hess
Novel, Consulting Producer
Jinx Godfrey
Editor
Anne Monnehay
Assistant Editor
Mark Keady
Assistant Editor
Shrihari Sathe
Assistant Editor
Michael Simmonds
Director of Photography
Gareth Spensley
Senior Colorist
Jamund Washington
First Assistant Director
Geoffrey Quan
Production Coordinator
Fiona Morham
Head of Production
John Battsek
Executive Producer
Andrew Ruhemann
Executive Producer
Jamie Laurenson
Executive Producer
Nick Fraser
Executive Producer
Hugo Grumbar
Executive Producer
Sheila Nevins
Executive Producer
Simon Chinn
Producer
Prudence Arndt
Producer
Nancy Abraham
Producer
George Chignell
Co-Producer
Maureen A. Ryan
Co-Producer
Rosemary Lombard
Line Producer
Johnny Davenport
Production Assistant
Bassem Jabawi
Production Assistant
Sarah Karas
Production Assistant
Tom Kelly
Production Assistant
Tobey List
Production Assistant
Omari Miller
Production Assistant
Becky Phillips
Production Assistant
Sofia Santana
Production Assistant
Markus Kirschner
Production Design
Alvah Holmes
First Assistant Camera
Gordon Arkenberg
First Assistant Camera
Scott Bowers
Second Assistant Camera
Robert Yutaka Omura
Second Assistant Camera
Daniel Lam
Second Assistant Camera
Aric Jacobson
Dolly Grip, Key Grip
Kate George
Post Production Supervisor
Adine Duron
Casting Director
Kathryn Nixon
Costume Designer
Tamara E. Cepeda
Wardrobe Assistant
Kim Madalinski
Wardrobe Assistant
Tina Foster
Costumer
Vera Stormsted
Makeup & Hair
Sarah Moessner
Art Department Production Assistant
Thomas Carrera
Art Department Production Assistant
Nick Ashe
Sound Design Assistant
George Foulgham
Sound Supervisor, Mixing Engineer
Philip Bagenal
Mixing Engineer, Musician
Steven Robinson
Sound Recordist
Peter Miller
Sound Recordist
Nicholas Ashe
Foley Editor
Nick Williams
Visual Effects
Pauline Fowler
Visual Effects
Dickon Hinchliffe
Original Music Composer, Music Arranger
Liy Gallacher
Music Supervisor
Richard Sidwell
Music Coordinator
Al Macaulay
Musician
Lisa McStay
Music Editor
Vince Holden
Finance
Anthony Buckner
Finance
Claire Ellis
Dialogue Editor
Jack Falanga
Set Decoration
David Dilley
Still Photographer
Jodie Alexandra Taylor
Script Supervisor
Michael Mortel
Electrician
Chris Varga
Electrician
Walter Strafford
Electrician
Nicholas D'Agostino
Best Boy Electric
Jefferey Dundas
Carpenter
Adam Merritt
Carpenter
Joe Chiofalo
Driver, Swing
Kurt Enger
Location Scout
Kurt Enger
Location Scout
Zoe Brown
Business Affairs Coordinator, Legal Services
Geraldine Atlee
Business Affairs Coordinator
Peter Elliot
Choreographer
Ryan Minelli
Best Boy Grip
John Spicer
Best Boy Grip
Chloe Sizer
Development Manager
Johanna Kovitz
Transcriptions
Darin Quan
Archival Footage Research
Moyra Chestnutt
Archival Footage Research
Olivier Bernier
Grip
Chan Jeon
Grip
Mark Koenig
Gaffer
Andrew Hauser
Production Intern
Jean-Marceau Sécheret
Production Intern
Dan Carling
Digital Imaging Technician
Patrick Cecilian
Digital Imaging Technician
Will Yates
Researcher
Kinda Akash
Title Designer, Graphic Designer
Sara Neuffer
Key Production Assistant
Jane Hawley
Production Executive
Chris Collins
Production Executive
Jonathan Blair
Legal Services
Jan Tomalin
Legal Services
Victoria S. Cook
Legal Services
Russel Smith
Legal Services
Sayuj Banerjee
Legal Services
Veronica Nickel
Craft Service
Justin Eely
Editorial Staff
Steve Sidwell
Conductor
Gonzalo Cordoba
Art Direction
Mark Gebel
Leadman
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