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Unlocking the Cage is a 2016 American documentary film about the work of the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) and lawyer Steven Wise's efforts to grant limited legal personhood rights to chimpanzees, whales, dolphins and elephants.
Dec 9, 2020 · Watch how the Nonhuman Rights Project and lawyer Steven Wise fight for legal rights for nonhuman animals, especially chimpanzees in captivity. The film explores the ethical and legal issues of animal rights and the challenges of changing the law in the US.
May 25, 2016 · The film follows attorney Steven Wise and his colleagues as they argue for the legal personhood of non-human animals in New York courts. They focus on great apes, elephants and cetaceans, and show their cognitive abilities and suffering in captivity.
Jun 22, 2016 · Between 2013 and 2015, a group of nonprofit attorneys seek nonhuman clients for whom they can advocate in two U.S. territories, in order to establish legal personhood for elephants, cetaceans and nonhuman apes in the U.S. Directors.
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- Documentary, Drama, History
- Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker
- 2016-06-22
Unlocking The Cage, a film by Chris Hegedus and D A Pennebaker, follows legal personhood lawsuits for chimpanzees, filed by animal rights lawyer Steven Wise and the Nonhuman Rights Project.
Renowned filmmakers D A Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus follow determined animal rights activist Steven Wise into the courtroom for an unprecedented battle that seeks to utilize the writ of habeas corpus to expand legal “personhood” to include certain animals.
- 90 min
Watch the trailer and read critics reviews of Unlocking the Cage, a film that follows lawyer Steven Wise and the Nonhuman Rights Project as they fight for animals' legal rights. The film explores the ethical and legal challenges of granting personhood to nonhuman beings.
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