The 2017 documentary film about Jane Goodall is titled Jane. Directed by Brett Morgen, the biographical documentary examines Goodall’s early chimpanzee research and personal life at Gombe.
The film draws heavily on previously unseen footage shot by Hugo van Lawick, Goodall’s first husband and a National Geographic filmmaker. That archival material captures her fieldwork, her relationships with chimpanzees, and her family life in Tanzania, giving the documentary an unusually intimate perspective.
Jane is sometimes confused with other Goodall-related films, including Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees, a 1965 television documentary. The 2017 film is also notable for its Philip Glass score and its focus on the formative years of Goodall’s career.