Jane Goodall: Reasons for Hope

Jane Goodall: Reasons for Hope
Directed byDavid Lickley
Written byDavid Lickley
Produced byDavid Lickley
StarringJane Goodall
CinematographyHugo Hitchings
Wesley Johnson
Michael Male
Reed Smoot
Edited byLisa Grootenboer
Music byAmin Bhatia
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Running time
45 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Jane Goodall: Reasons for Hope is a Canadian documentary film, directed by David Lickley and released in 2023. The film features scientist Jane Goodall speaking on various reasons to maintain hope in a positive future, including environmental recovery in the Sudbury area, the reintroduction of the American bison to regions where it had long been virtually extinct, and the political and social engagement of youth.[1]

The 45-minute IMAX film premiered on May 30, 2023, at Science North,[2] with Goodall in attendance,[3] before undertaking an international tour of IMAX theatres.[4]

A shorter 25-minute version also toured the Northern Ontario region as part of a museum exhibition at venues including the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, the Thunder Bay Museum in Thunder Bay, the Lake of the Woods Discovery Centre in Kenora, and the Cochrane Public Library in Cochrane.[5]

  1. ^ Heidi Ulrichsen, "Jane Goodall visits Sudbury to open ‘Reasons for Hope’ film". Sudbury.com, May 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Sudbury students glean message of hope from new Jane Goodall documentary". CBC Northern Ontario, May 31, 2023.
  3. ^ Ashley Bacon, "Sudbury, Ont. featured in new Jane Goodall movie playing at IMAX". CTV Northern Ontario, May 30, 2023.
  4. ^ Craig Lemoult, "Despite environmental challenges, Jane Goodall says there are reasons for hope". WGBH, October 3, 2023.
  5. ^ Nadine Robinson, "Many Reasons for Hope: Jane Goodall film and exhibition". Sault This Week, January 9, 2024.