Hello
My name is Bryné Hadnott and I’m a freelance science communicator, animator, and creative technologist based in the Bay Area. Once upon a time, I was a planetary scientist studying how organics are produced on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. Since then, I've taken my passion for astronomy and my love of writing to create stories that involve everyone in the joy of discovery. My written work has been featured in Physics Today, The Planetary Society, and on the YouTube channel, Professor Dave Explains. When I'm not writing, I'm a senior animator at the Brooklyn-based creative computing firm DuKode Studio using biometric motion capture technologies to develop the award winning science fiction arthouse series "THE GREAT TIT IS A BIRD (TGTIAB)."
Writing
I’m interested in the intersection of science and culture, stories of scientists working behind the scenes, and communities that have been excluded from academia. You can find links to my articles below.
Films
The great tit is a bird
"THE GREAT TIT IS A BIRD (TGTIAB)" is a 3D animated series by and about Black and Brown femme and gender-expansive folks, the losses they survive, and the ways they shape our high-tech era even as they are pushed to the margins. The series explores issues its creators have witnessed firsthand, including techno-colonization, research misconduct, gender-based exploitation, and threats to bodily autonomy and integrity.
Undoctored
The upcoming documentary UNDOCTORED is centered around mental health crises I experienced in 2016 as a graduate student and in 2023 as a data storyteller at Stanford University. It’s a harrowing story of how isolation, loneliness, and a lack of supportive community created a turbulent storm of mental unrest that rattled my sense of self. The documentary explores themes of institutional betrayal, mental health, and the importance of self and companionate love. It's the film I wish I’d had when I started applying to graduate school in 2014.
About
Bryné Hadnott (they/them) is a recovering planetary scientist turned emerging director, science communicator, and 3D animator. They’re interested in exploring how technological advancements in multimedia generate new forms of immersive storytelling and are inspired by hand drawn, 3D animations like REEDUCATED and LAST DAY OF FREEDOM. As a senior animator at DuKode Studio, they have contributed to the the sci-fi arthouse animated series, THE GREAT TIT IS A BIRD (TGTIAB) and are working with biometric hardware from DuKode’s sibling firm, Multimer, to incorporate interactive data visualization into TGTIAB’s first film. They tell stories about queer people of color who have been pushed to the margins, drawing on their experiences as a Black, agender, disabled person. Their storytelling has been featured in Physics Today, The Planetary Society, on the YouTube channel, Professor Dave Explains, and at Stanford University’s Kavli Institute of Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology.
Contact
Interested in collaborating? Have an idea for an article that’ll wow your audience? Feel free to reach out or schedule a time to met woth me using the links below.