BIOCENTRICS

How would you reinvent your world using nature as a model? Biocentrics follows the journey of eight changemakers inspired by biomimicry — a revolutionary science that looks to nature’s 3.8 billion years of evolution for sustainable solutions to the challenges of modern life.

Synopsis

Narrated by renowned biologist Janine Benyus, Biocentrics is a sweeping international documentary that explores biomimicry — a multidisciplinary approach to innovation inspired by nature. Filmed across Brazil, the USA, Japan, and Costa Rica, the film reveals how eight extraordinary individuals are transforming their work and lives by learning from the natural world. From indigenous agroforestry to bird-inspired high-speed rail, the film documents the profound ways that nature's strategies are being adopted across architecture, design, engineering, and social development. As viewers follow the characters' stories and see nature in its complex beauty, they are invited to question how human societies might shift away from extraction and dominance to regeneration and cooperation. More than a scientific exploration, Biocentrics is a call to reconnect with nature as mentor, model, and measure — and to imagine a future built not on dystopian fears but on ecological intelligence.

Details

Genre

Action

Run time

100 minutes

Language

Portuguese (primary), with narration in English by Janine Benyus

Certificate

U

Country

Brazil

Director

Fernanda Heinz Figueiredo

Distributor

Impronta Films

Partner

Impronta Films

Run window

13 Jul 2025 → 30 Nov 2025