Person of the Forest
Person of the Forest
2017, English. Directed by Tim Laman & Melissa Lesh.
In the vanishing lowland rainforests of Borneo, research is underway to uncover and understand the unique cultural behaviors in wild orangutans. There, photographer Tim Laman, researcher Cheryl Knott, and young explorer Robert Suro shed new light on the similarities between ourselves and our ancient ancestors, before it’s too late.
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- 0h 17m
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- English
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- 9 November 2017
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Who directed Person of the Forest?
Person of the Forest (2017) was directed by Tim Laman and Melissa Lesh.