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Cobby: The Other Side of Cute

Cobby: The Other Side of Cute

20181h 25m
Documentary

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Released

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2018

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1h 25m

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Storyline

"Cuteness has a use-by date."

Cobby's Hobbies was a 1960's children's TV program featuring a chimpanzee getting hmself into all sorts of mischief. For filmmaker Donna McRae, the show was a crucial part of getting through a lonely childhood. McRae seeks people that made the show, Cobby's zoo friends, zoo keepers and the animal rights activists that help her piece together the story of an animal stolen from his natural habitat to work on TV before, being retired into the San Francisco Zoo at age 7. Most primates chimps in entertainment suffered horrifically, becoming research animals or caged in roadside zoos. This documentary examines how we perceive animals in entertainment and how we address their plight now.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 25m
Jun 6, 2018
Languages
English
Director
Donna McRae
Michael Vale
Production
mcraeandvale
mcraeandvale
Production Countries
Australia

Top Cast

2 Cast Members

Cobby

Himself

Donna McRae

Herself

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