The First Signs of Washoe

Name: The First Signs of Washoe
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1974
Duration: 60 min

1974 · 60 min

Documentary

not streaming

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.

Crew

Writer Simon Campbell-Jones

Cast

W
Washoe
Self - Chimpanzee
B
Beatrix Gardner
Self
R
R. Allen Gardner
Self
T
Tony Kahn
Self - Narrator

Crew

Writer — Simon Campbell-Jones

External reads

No articles linked yet.

🔥 Hot takes

warming up the wall…

Intermission

GO DEEPER

Turn the obscurity dial up. There's a lot further down to go.

Deal me more →

Metadata & streaming data: TMDB (JustWatch). This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.