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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Koko : the gorilla who talks / a BBC production with PBS ; producer, Bridget Appleby ; filmed and directed by Jonathan Taylor.

Publisher, Date:

[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2016]

[Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2016]

2016

Description:

1 videodisc (56 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

NTSC

video file DVD video Region 1

Summary:

In 1971, graduate student Penny Patterson began teaching sign language to a gorilla named Koko, a scientific experiment that evolved into an intimate friendship lasting almost half a century and changed the course of human-animal communication.

Target Audience Note:

TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-G (general audience; most parents would find this program suitable for all ages).

Grade level: High school (9-12)

Subjects:

Koko (Gorilla), 1971-2018

Patterson, Francine.

Gorilla -- Biography.

Gorilla -- Psychology -- Case studies.

Human-animal relationships -- Case studies.

American Sign Language.

Genre:

Wildlife television programs.

Nonfiction television programs.

Television series.

Reality television programs.

Documentary television programs.

Other Author:

Taylor, Jonathan (Director), cinematographer, film director.

Shinner, Jo, film producer.

Mirzoeff, Sacha, film producer.

Appleby, Bridget (Bridget Marion), film producer.

Goritsas, Demetri, narrator.

Koko (Gorilla), 1971-2018 on-screen participant.

Patterson, Francine, commentator, on-screen participant.

Cohn, Ronald H., commentator.

Dixon-Spain, Tom, film editor.

Spiller, Richard (Composer), composer.

British Broadcasting Corporation, production company.

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), production company, publisher.

PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor.

BBC Earth (Firm), contributor.

Other Title:

Title following credits: Koko

Notes:

Documentary.

"Subtitles are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed captions"--Container.

"BBC Earth"--Container.

Widescreen (16x9)

Running time indicated on container: approximately 60 minutes; actual running time: 56 minutes.

Film editor, Tom Dixon-Spain ; composer, Richard Spiller ; executive producers, Jo Shinner, Sacha Mirzoeff.

Narrator, Demetri Goritsas ; featuring Koko, Penny Patterson ; commentators, Ron Cohn, Eugene Linden.

DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo.

In English with optional English subtitles.

ISBN:

9781627897532

1627897534

9781627897532 : DVD

1627897534 : DVD

Publisher Number:

KOGO601

Other Number:

952712674

System Availability:

2

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

2

Control Number:

641720

# Local items in:

2

# System items in:

2

Call Number:

DVD 599.884 Koko