The Secret of the Apes

Do apes have a culture? What seemed to be unthinkable,is now hardly questioned in science. The human being as a crown of creation–this image will gradually fade away,because of the new reasearch which prooves that both human and ape cultures have similarities.

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Director: Eva Demmler

Eva Demmler had originally wanted to study monkeys in their natural habitat before starting to make films. Nowadays she films monkeys and other primates. Her latest documentary “A Pharmacy for Monkeys – Jungle Medicine” was a joint production with Axel Friedrich. What needs to be done to stop humans from further destroying environments where wild animals roam free – that is the question on which the filmmaker focuses in her work.

Eva Demmler, 1985-1993: Language studies Italian, Spanish and Dutch at the FU Berlin, degree: Magistra Artium.
1994: International experience in Florence, Italy
1995:International experience in NYC, USA
1996 -1998:Head of the reportage section at teen magazine „Polylux“ (RBB/ARD)
1995 -2005: Editor for ARD-aktuell, „Tagesthemen“ and „Nachtmagazin“ (NDR)
2005 - today: Writer/director for the TV docu-soap "Elefant, Tiger und Co", 25 min., Fridays on MDR; blocks of 50 min. on ARD.

Director: Axel Friedrich

Axel Friedrich, born April 12th 1963 in Celle, Germany.
Since 1997 freelance TV journalist and writer. Since 2003 TV-docu-soap „Elefant, Tiger & Co.“ – format development* (2003) - 25 min (MDR), 50 min (ARD) – writer/director

Germany
2014
52 Min.
German
3
Director: Eva Demmler, Axel Friedrich
Script: Eva Demmler & Axel Friedrich
Cinematography: Thomas Keffel & Guido Kilbert
Editing: Christian R. Timmann
Music: Moritz Denis, Eike Hosenfeld, Tim Stanzel
Narrator: Frank Arnold
Editor: Anette Reiß
Website URL: www.hoferichterjacobs.de