The Institute

The Institute - animated documentary by Alexander Glandien
The Institute - animated documentary by Alexander Glandien

The
Institute

There are lots of narratives about the new El Dorado which is hiding somewhere in the forest.

»We discover Colombia just after the signature of peace. And still, we are trapped in the discussion that biodiversity is the new oil.«

Brigitte Baptiste, former head of "Instituto Humboldt” Bogota

The Institute
excerpt
Full-HD | DCP | Stereo | 13 min
English subtitles

The Institute is an animated documentary about the importance of biodiversity for the cultural identity and the economic independence of Latin America. It is based on a conversation with the leading biodiversity expert and transgender activist Brigitte Baptiste. She is the former head of "Instituto Humboldt” in Bogota, the world's first institute for biodiversity research. The film shows the connections between the historical research expeditions of Humboldt, Mutis and Caldas in South America with genetic research and contemporary biology in today’s Colombia. The long-awaited peace in the country has not only opened up unreachable territories for research, but also sparked a debate about how to deal with the country's biological heritage.

The
Institute

The Institute - animated documentary by Alexander Glandien

There are lots of narratives about the new El Dorado which is hiding somewhere in the forest.

The Institute - animated documentary by Alexander Glandien

»We discover Colombia just after the signature of peace. And still, we are trapped in the discussion that biodiversity is the new oil.«

Brigitte Baptiste, former head of "Instituto Humboldt” Bogota

The Institute
excerpt
Full-HD | DCP | Stereo | 13 min
English subtitles

The Institute is an animated documentary about the importance of biodiversity for the cultural identity and the economic independence of Latin America. It is based on a conversation with the leading biodiversity expert and transgender activist Brigitte Baptiste. She is the former head of "Instituto Humboldt” in Bogota, the world's first institute for biodiversity research. The film shows the connections between the historical research expeditions of Humboldt, Mutis and Caldas in South America with genetic research and contemporary biology in today’s Colombia. The long-awaited peace in the country has not only opened up unreachable territories for research, but also sparked a debate about how to deal with the country's biological heritage.