Jane

About Jane

"Jane" is a 2017 American biographical documentary film directed by Brett Morgen which focuses on the life and work of Jane Goodall, a world-renowned prime minister who broke the gender barriers to become one of the world's most significant names in animal science. The story is told through never-before-seen footage and interviews, unveiling Goodall's journey and discoveries about nature and the animal kingdom.

Making / Production

The film was edited by fellow director Joe Beshenkovsky and co-produced by Bryan Burk, Tony Gerber, and the National Geographic Studios. Key to the film's distinctive atmosphere are the 140 hours of heretofore unseen footage shot by documentarian Hugo van Lawick in his trips with Goodall in the 1960s.

Actors

• Jane Goodall (Herself) - Jane Goodall played herself in the documentary, presenting her groundbreaking work with chimpanzees in a passionate and inspiring manner.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• Most of the footage used in the documentary was previously unknown to the public and discovered in the National Geographic archives.
• The film makes extensive use of Goodall's original field notes and letters to her mother.
• Hugo Van Lawick, Jane's first husband, originally shot most of the footage for National Geographic.

Awards

The film was nominated for the Best Documentary Feature Oscar at the 90th Academy Awards and won the Critics' Choice Documentary Award for Best Documentary.

Quotes

• "Every single individual matters, every single individual makes some impact on the planet every single day and we have a choice as to what kind of difference we're going to make." - Jane Goodall

Music, Soundtrack

• The film's musical score was composed by Philip Glass, which was nominated for the Best Original Music Score in the Critics' Choice Documentary Awards.