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BBC to preview Chimp-O-Vision

Early critical buzz already has the film's main director, Bobo, as a potiential BAFTA nominee
Early critical buzz already has the film's main director, Bobo, as a potiential BAFTA nominee

According to Metro.co.uk, the BBC is going to be the first national broadcasting network to show a film shot entirely by chimpanzees.

There is no word yet on what the various entertainment unions plan to do about this radical attack on their livelihoods. The British actor’s union, Equity, should be especially worried, as Metro reports that the movie stars the chimpanzees as well.

Metro says:

Betsy Herrelko, studying for a PhD in primate behaviour at the University of Stirling, came up with the idea of giving the chimps a camera to see if she could learn how the animals perceive the world and each other.

You can read the whole article here. HT to Monkeywire. Photo by Tim Ellis.