{"id":22797,"date":"2025-04-01T10:15:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T14:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/wildstar-films-lines-up-kanzi-the-ape-that-could-talk\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T10:15:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T14:15:24","slug":"wildstar-films-lines-up-kanzi-the-ape-that-could-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/wildstar-films-lines-up-kanzi-the-ape-that-could-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildstar Films Lines Up Kanzi: The Ape That Could Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In an exclusive partnership with Ape Initiative, Wildstar Films has begun production on <em>Kanzi: The Ape That Could Talk<\/em>, a documentary telling the story of Kanzi, a bonobo who was taught to \u201cspeak\u201d English.<\/p>\n<p>Kanzi, who passed away in March at age 44, was able to communicate using a picture board and demonstrated an understanding of thousands of words. He was a guest on talk shows, played music with Peter Gabriel, completed Minecraft and much more, but living a life of scientific study took its toll.<\/p>\n<p>Wildstar Films has been given exclusive access to hundreds of boxes of tapes documenting 44 years of Kanzi\u2019s life. The documentary will put Kanzi front and center of his own story and dive into the scientific breakthroughs and phenomenal capabilities he achieved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKanzi was an enigmatic figure, both in science and pop culture,\u201d said Chloe Sarosh, executive producer for Wildstar Films. \u201cBut behind the scenes, the scientific pursuit to see how human we could make an ape reveals some difficult questions. Wildstar has been given exclusive access to extraordinary never-before-seen archive that reveals a life that is sometimes sweet and hilarious but at other times deeply troubling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ape Initiative\u2019s Dr. Jared Taglialatela, who had been Kanzi\u2019s caretaker since 2012, commented, \u201cI feel his loss personally and deeply; I considered him my friend. Kanzi lived an extraordinary life, and I look forward to working with Wildstar to produce a documentary that celebrates his achievements but also shines a light on some of the progress and missteps we have made in science. 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