From homosexual penguins and sex-transitioning fish to pregnant male seahorses and sexually dominant female bonobos, thousands of species defy our expectations of gender and sexuality. Director Drew Denny takes the nature documentary to a whole new level in this eye-opening and entertaining expedition to the places David Attenborough overlooks, where giant duck penises and corkscrew vaginas take center stage. Debunking myths that females are “inferior” and being queer is somehow “unnatural,” Second Nature explores the 1500+ animal species that engage in same-sex sexual behavior and parenting, change sex, form matriarchies, and more.
Cast
Crew
Drew Denny
Director, Writer, Producer
Jennifer Steinman Sternin
Co-Writer, Editor, Co-Producer
Ino Yang Popper
Cinematography
Tijana Petrović
Cinematography
Keoni TeTawa Bowthorpe
Cinematography
Claire Pijman
Cinematography
Tani Ikeda
Cinematography, Associate Producer
Nikki Bramley
Cinematography
Daymian Mejia
Colorist
Megan Ellison
Executive Producer
Elliot Page
Executive Producer
Matt Jordan Smith
Executive Producer
Jaclyn Moore
Associate Producer
Caitlin Craggs
Associate Producer, Animation
Bijan Sharifi
Sound Designer
Chanell Crichlow
Original Music Composer