The Jennie Project

The Jennie Project
A chimpanzee in front of a chart of sign language hand positions
Film poster
Based onJennie by Douglas Preston
Written byDouglas Preston
Charles Leavitt
Gary Nadeau
Directed byGary Nadeau
StarringLance Guest
Alex D. Linz
Sheila Kelley
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Abigail Mavity
Theme music composerPhil Marshall
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersCharles Hirschhorn
Christopher Morgan
CinematographyDonald M. Morgan
EditorRichard Nord
Running time76 minutes
Production companiesStu Segall Productions
Fountain Productions
Original release
NetworkDisney Channel
ReleaseJuly 13, 2001 (2001-07-13)
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The Jennie Project is a 2001 American drama film released as a Disney Channel Original Movie in the summer of 2001. The film was based on the book Jennie by Douglas Preston. The movie is about a chimpanzee who knows and uses American Sign Language to communicate.