FLICKS FILM AND VIDEO FILE : Monkey Business : A local library will show a documentary about a chimp who learned to use sign language.

Talk about monkey see, monkey do.

One of the animals involved with leading research into the communication abilities of chimps is the focus of the film “First Sign of Washoe,” which will be shown tonight at the Ray D. Prueter Library in Port Hueneme.

Washoe, a female chimp, was raised by two psychologists as part of a study that began in the 1960s. For more than 20 years, the couple taught Washoe American Sign Language. By the time Washoe was 5, she knew 130 signs. Ultimately, she ended up teaching another chimp sign language without help from humans.

The film, originally a Nova presentation, will begin at 6:30 p.m. The library is at 510 Park Ave. Admission is free.

The 1991-92 Ventura College travel film series will conclude today with two presentations of “Brazil in a Nutshell,” by filmmaker Clay Francisco, at the college’s theater. The matinee begins at 3 p.m., and general admission is $3.50. The evening showing starts at 7:30 p.m., for $4 general admission. Ventura College is at 4667 Telegraph Road.

“Leningrad Cowboys Go America.” You’ve read the catchy title, now check out the movie. It’s the Ojai Film Society’s presentation this Sunday at the Ojai Playhouse.

The 1990 comedy from Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki follows a not-too-talented, oddly attired band from Finland on a tour of the United States. The movie will begin at 4:30 p.m. Admission is $6. The theater is at 145 E. Ojai Ave.

The Ventura County chapter of the National Chicano Moratorium Committee--an advocacy group for the Latino community--will give its second annual presentation of “20 Years ... Y Que,” Monday evening at the Insomniac Coffee House in Ventura.

The video consists of documentary footage of the Aug. 29, 1970, Chicano Moratorium in East Los Angeles. The moratorium served as a protest of the Vietnam War and of conditions in Latino communities at home. The demonstration, and the ensuing confrontation between participants and the police, resulted in three deaths and hundreds of injuries.

“20 Years . . . Y Que” also takes a look at issues facing members of the Latino community in the 1990s, including housing, health care, the law and life in the barrio.

Organizer Michael Mora said the video is the only one about the 1970 moratorium readily available for viewing. A video titled “Requiem 29,” also about the event, is very scarce, he said.

The evening’s activities, which will include guest speakers and cultural music, will begin at 8 p.m. The coffeehouse is at 255 S. Laurel St. For information, call 652-1250.