
Animal Pride
Connel explores the true diversity of gender and sexuality in nature, and questions why we’ve been missing it all along.







.webp)


Synopsis
In Animal Pride: Nature’s Coming Out Story, queer naturalist Connel Bradwell challenges mainstream biology’s blind spot for queer animal behavior in nature. Schooled in the birds and the bees, survival of the fittest, and The Origin of Species, Connel sees the disconnect - how can humans be queer, while animals supposedly aren’t? After observing same-sex behavior in orcas, Connel embarks on a journey to unveil nature’s true diversity of gender expression and sexuality. Fueled by his love for the natural world, Connel discovers the science behind same-sex parenting in seabirds, hermaphrodite slugs, and the hidden history of same-sex penguin behavior. Not your typical wildlife documentary, Animal Pride celebrates diversity and presents a riotous rebellion against stereotypes. It also has the capacity to fundamentally shift how we see the natural world, and our place within it. We’ve all heard the rhetoric - that being queer isn’t natural. Connel’s irreverent approach takes a wrecking ball to the ivory tower of heteronormative science, demanding answers to why the world has been missing out on the wild, wonderful, and downright sexy side of nature. There’s no longer any doubt: Nature’s queer as f***!
Credits
Executive Producer
Niobe Thompson
Producer
Carolyn Whittaker
Director
Rio Mitchell
Writer, Main Character, Assistant Director
Connel Bradwell
Director of Photography
Ryan Wilkes
Cinematographers
Athan Merrick, Danny Cox
Editor
Danny Cox
Composer
Kimmortal
Production Manager
Sandra Tober
Story Advisor
Mo Bradley
Co-Writer & Location Producer
Erinn Drage
Sound Engineer
David Parfit
Broadcast Schedule
Canada
Streaming on CBC Gem
Distribution
Distributed by PBS Distribution
























