1387191
1387191

The Singing Ape, Gibbon

"If you see a forest and you don’t hear any gibbon, this is a dead forest."

2017-10-25 ko 97m
Documentary
Humans belong to a group called anthropoids. Gibbons have the most human-like traits among the anthropoids. Gibbons are the only apes capable to sing like humans and communicate through their songs. This film documents an unprecedented attempt to investigate the musicality of multiple species of wild gibbons - siamang, the white-handed gibbon and the javan gibbon - surviving in the South-East Asians habitats. The story of endangered Asian Ape unfolds in this documentary with their songs in various situations.

Research Assistant

Warren Y. Brockelman

Research Assistant

Kim San Ha

Producer

Kim Dong Kwan

Writer

Kim Mi Soo

Researcher

Jeong Seul Gi

Cinematography

Lee Chang Yeol

ape gibbons siamang gibbon

Status

Released

Budget

$200,000

Countries

  • South Korea

Companies

  • Korea Educational Broadcasting System (EBS)