The First Signs of Washoe (1974)
The First Signs of Washoe is a 1974 documentary from the PBS series Nova that chronicles Project Washoe, an experiment raising a wild-born chimpanzee using American Sign Language. The film demonstrates how Washoe acquired spontaneous signing and conceptual combinations, challenging the traditional scientific consensus that language is uniquely human.
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Washoe as Self - Chimpanzee |
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Beatrix Gardner as Self |
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R. Allen Gardner as Self |
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Tony Kahn as Self - Narrator |
| Writing | Simon Campbell-Jones | Writer |
| Production | Michael Ambrosino | Executive Producer |
| Production | Simon Campbell-Jones | Producer |
| Production | Ben Shedd | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Boyd Estus | Cinematography |
| Editing | Michel Chalifour | Editor |
| Production | Barbara Benedek | Production Manager |
| Sound | Wil Morton | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Eric Neufeld | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Steve Shane | First Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Eric Neudel | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Steve Shane | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Terry Kay Rockefeller | Production Assistant |
| Production | Janet Kreiling | Researcher |
