10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Friday, July 19 at 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Ends Jul 19, 2024
Screening followed by Q&A with: Writer, Director, Producer: Drew Denny, Executive Producer: Matt Jordan Smith, On Screen Participant: Dr Amy Parish, Composer: Chanell Crichlow, Associate Producer: Jaclyn Moore, Line Producer: Sam Curley, and Colorist: Daymian Mejia.
Directed By Drew Denny | 2024 | 53 min
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 “unnatural,” Second Nature follows trans trailblazer Evolutionary Biologist Dr. Joan Roughgarden as she meets groundbreaking scientists exploring the 1500+ animal species who engage in same-sex sexual behavior and parenting, change sex, form matriarchies, and more.
Screenwriting by Drew Denny | Executive Produced by Megan Ellison, Elliot Page, Matt Jordan Smith | Produced by Drew Denny | With Jennifer Steinman-Sternin | Starring Elliot Page, Dr Joan Roughgarden, Dr Patricia Brennan, Dr Amy Parish, Dr Joseph Graves, Dr Frans de Waal, River Suh
UCLA Film & Television Archive at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum