Cobby: The Other Side of Cute

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 6, 2018

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Australia

Production

mcraeandvale

Cast

Donna McRae,Cobby

Director

Michael Vale,Donna McRae

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt8031742