Articles about Project Nim

Roger Ebert tells us why these 20 are the best documentaries of the past of the past year.

The Atlantic looks beyond the high-profile snubs for Best Documentary to see which films have a chance to be nominated.

An essay by Roger Ebert that asserts that the day has come where advanced CGI allow convincing animals to be created and shown doing essentially anything. But as a result, film views feel no real pity anymore for animals on screen as these days they are reduced to interchangeable CGI beings.

In light of yet another "Planet of the Apes" film, the @guardian offers a brief, bizarre history of primates on screen

Five vastly diverse and fascinating documentaries released in the past year resist easy summary. A good article by @aoscott about how the world of visual superficial storytelling is being combatted by the everyday journalist.

Even as science-informed depictions of wildlife come into vogue, cinema and society still can't resist dressing animals like humans

James Marsh, director of "Man on Wire" and now "Project Nim," discusses the pratfalls of owning pet monkeys with @kylebuchanan

A new documentary, "Project Nim," is profiled here by @nytimes. The article talks about the film which retells the sad, absurd story of Nim Chimpsky, neither human nor ape.