The Quest to Save Parasites

Scientists are on a mission to save parasites—not to kill them. Climate change is already doing an increasingly good job at the latter, and that could be a big problem for the world.

Filmmaker: Emily Driscoll

Running Time: 11 mins

Language: English with Open Captions

Type: Short

ACFF Official Selection - 2024
The Quest to Save Parasites_Emily Driscoll

Emily Driscoll is an Emmy Award-winning documentary director and editor, and the founder of BonSci Films, a production company specializing in science and art documentaries. She has produced and directed award-winning short films and series for Scientific American, Quanta Magazine and the World Science Festival, including the films The Bat Woman and Bat Man of India and the HHMI/Science Friday series Breakthrough: Portraits of Women in Science – six films featuring women in STEM fields. Emily has an MA in Science, Health and Environmental Reporting from NYU and an MA in science documentary production from NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study.