Brigitte Baptiste

A short film about the importance of biodiversity for the cultural identity and the economic independence of Latin America. This animated documentary is based on a conversation with the leading biodiversity expert and transgender activist Brigitte Baptiste, recorded at "Instituto Humboldt" in Bogota, the world's first institute for biodiversity research.

Brigitte Baptiste is a female transgender ecologist whose groundbreaking research has challenged scientific and social conventions for years. With the help of tracking, archive footage and digital animation, the film weaves an intimate soliloquy and a richly nuanced portrait around an extraordinary protagonist, whose refreshing ideas about life, family and current issues may, perhaps, rekindle hope for the future of our planet.