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This thoughtful and unnerving documentary is likely one of the best films at the festival. It examines the celebrated chimpanzee Nim, who was raised as a human to see if he could learn to communicate with sign language. This controversial experiment turned out to be a Rorschach test for the <i>Homo sapiens</i> involved, exposing complicated and unsettling human egos and emotions.

'Project Nim'

( Sundance Film Festival )

This thoughtful and unnerving documentary is likely one of the best films at the festival. It examines the celebrated chimpanzee Nim, who was raised as a human to see if he could learn to communicate with sign language. This controversial experiment turned out to be a Rorschach test for the Homo sapiens involved, exposing complicated and unsettling human egos and emotions.

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