Unlocking the Cage
About The Event
Unlocking the CageĀ follows animal rights lawyer Steven Wise in his unprecedented challenge to break down the legal wall that separates animals from humans. After thirty years of struggling with ineffective animal welfare laws, Steve and his legal team, the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP), are making history by filing the first lawsuits that seek to transform an animal from a thing with no rights to a person with legal protections. Using writs of habeas corpus (historically used to free humans from unlawful imprisonment), SteveĀ argues on behalf of four captive chimpanzees in New York State.Ā Unlocking the CageĀ captures a monumental shift in our cultureĀ andĀ takesĀ an intimate look at a lawsuit that could forever transform our legal system.
Directed by Chris Hegedus and D A Pennebaker.
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* Discussion with Natalie Prosin, Former Executive Director, Nonhuman Rights Project and Monica Miller, Attorney, Nonhuman Rights Project senior counsel, follows screening.
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