The Chimpanzee Complex
Netherlands / Switzerland, November 2014
FILM,
Documentary,
60 min.
- directed by
- Marc Schmidt
- Written by
- Marc Schmidt
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.chimpanzeecomplex.com
The main characters in the film are chimpanzees, who after years in captivity must learn to live with members of their own species again. This rehabilitation takes place in a sanctuary where neglected and traumatized apes are cared for. The film follows the entire journey of the chimpanzees’ resocialization. But it is about ourselves too. In interviews, the caretakers talk about their own individual experiences with regard to social contacts and group processes. These personal accounts highlight the underlying theme: The mirroring of humans in chimpanzees and vice versa.
credits
- World Premiere
- November 2014
- Original Version
- English, Dutch (english/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 60 min.
- Production
- Basalt Film, Mira Film, NCRV, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
- Producer
- Simone van den Broek, Susanne Guggenberger, Vadim Jendreyko
- directed by
- Marc Schmidt
- Written by
- Marc Schmidt
- Cinematography
- Marc Schmidt, Rogier Timmermans
- Editing
- Katarina Türler
- Sound Editing
- Daniel Almada
- Sound Design
- Daniel Almada
- Re-Recording Mix
- Daniel Almada
- Music
- Jasper Boeke
- Location Sound Mix
- Carla van der Meijs
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Basalt Film
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
-
Vinca Film GmbH
Distribution
Release date: tba
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Open City London Documentary Festival
16.06.2015 - 21.06.2015 -
Sheffield, Sheffield International Documentary Festival
05.06.2015 - 10.06.2015 -
Solothurn, 50. Solothurner Filmtage
22.01.2015 - 29.01.2015 -
Copenhagen, 12th CPH:DOX International Documentary Film Festival Copenhagen
06.11.2014 - 16.11.2014