Did you know that clownfish change sex from male to female? (So if Nemo’s mom had died in real life, his dad would have become his mom.) Did you know that albatross, penguins and swans parent in same sex pairs? Or that bonobos, who are just as closely related to us as chimps, are matriarchal and have same-sex sex every day?!
Debunking myths that females are “inferior” and being queer is somehow “unnatural,” Second Nature follows trans trailblazer Dr Joan Roughgarden as she introduces audiences to some of the 1500+ animal species who engage in same-sex sexual behavior and parenting, change sex, form matriarchies, and more, learning from queer, female, BIPOC and immigrant scientists along the way.
Second Nature — everything you didn’t learn in highschool biology.
Narrated by Elliot Page. Featuring Dr. Joan Roughgarden, Dr Patricia Brennan, Dr Amy Parish, Dr Joseph Graves, Dr Frans de Waal, and River Suh.
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The first queer nature film made by queer filmmakers
The first queer nature film made by queer filmmakers
Narrated by Elliot Page
Written, Directed and Produced by Drew Denny
Executive Produced by Megan Ellison, Elliot Page, and Matt Jordan Smith
Co-Produced, Co-written and Edited by Jennifer Steinman-Sternin
Associate Producers: Caitlin Craggs, Tani Ikeda, and Jaclyn Moore
Cinematographers: Nikki Bramley, Tani Ikeda, Keoni Bowthorpe, Claire Pijman, Tijana Petrovik, and Ino Yang-Popper
Original Music By Chanell Crichlow
Animation by Caitlin Craggs
Sound Design and Mix by Bijan Sharifi
Color Correction by Daymian Mejia
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