Dian Fossey

Dian Fossey

Born: January 16, 1932
Died: December 26, 1985
in San Francisco, California, USA

Movies for Dian Fossey...

Saving the Gorillas: Ellen's Next Adventure
Title: Saving the Gorillas: Ellen's Next Adventure
Character: Self
Released: September 23, 2023
Type: Movie
Follow comedian Ellen DeGeneres as she fulfills her dream of protecting Fossey’s legacy by building the The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Rwanda.
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Title: She Walks with Apes
Released: November 23, 2020
Type: TV
To explore the mysteries of man's closest relatives, three women set out years ago, Dian Fossey to find gorillas in Rwanda, Jane Goodall to find chimpanzees in Tanzania and Biruté Galdikas to find orangutans in Borneo. They changed the way we see the world and together inspired generations... More than 50 years ago, Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey and Birute Galdikas ventured on a solitary expedition far into the bush. Cut off from the outside world, they lived in the company of our closest ancestors, the hominids. Over the next few decades, they made history, experienced personal tragedies and inspired a new generation of young women who followed in their footsteps into the depths of the rainforest to explore the origins of man and save a vanishing world. Trimmings is a natural history adventure film for the whole family.
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Title: Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist
Character: Herself (archive footage)
Released: December 6, 2017
Type: TV
Dian Fossey's life story from childhood and her early days researching in Congo, through to her arrival in Rwanda, where she spent 18 years studying and protecting the mountain gorilla population. Through extensive and rarely seen archival footage, dozens of Fossey’s letters, interviews with friends and colleagues, and narration by Sigourney Weaver, the event series explores Fossey’s murder and the investigation and trial of her research student Wayne McGuire, who was found guilty in absentia of her murder by the Rwandan courts.
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The Lost Film of Dian Fossey
Title: The Lost Film of Dian Fossey
Character: Herself
Released: May 8, 2002
Type: Movie
From 1968 to 1972, photographer and filmmaker Bob Campbell documented the activities of Dian Fossey as she developed a cross-species bond with Rwandan mountain gorillas. Campbell shot 70,000 feet of film, but only a fraction of his material was edited into the lecture presentation that preceded Fossey's Gorillas in the Mist. This program compiles highlights from the previously unreleased footage, offering an unforgettable glimpse into the gorilla community and Fossey's relationship with it. Her methods may not entirely jibe with those of modern conservationists, but there is no denying the profound impact of her work on current research and eco-activism.
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30 Years of National Geographic Specials
Title: 30 Years of National Geographic Specials
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 25, 1995
Type: Movie
Celebrates 30 years of televised specials by The National Geographic Society.
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Title: National Geographic Specials
Character: Self
Released: September 10, 1965
Type: TV
National Geographic Specials