Project Nim

The film "Project Nim" tells the extraordinary and heart-wrenching story of a chimpanzee named Nim Chimpsky, who was raised by humans in the 1970s as part of an experiment to teach him human language. The true nature of this extraordinary animal is revealed through his journey through human society, exposing both the comic and profoundly unsettling aspects of our own humanity. With an unflinching gaze, the film explores what happens when we try to make humans out of wild animals, revealing uncomfortable truths about ourselves along the way.