Very honored to have dressed primatologist and storyteller @elodiefreymann for the @the_explorers_club ECAD Gala! Thank you Elodie! Elodie is wearing the Arena NY dress made from 19th century French salesman samples. Elodie Freymann Ph.D. is a primatologist and scientific storyteller. For her Ph.D. at the University of Oxford, Elodie spent nine months living off the grid with chimpanzee communities in Uganda’s Budongo National Forest reserve. While there, she discovered new medicinal trees used by the Budongo chimpanzees and forest-edge human communities that have powerful antibiotic and anti-inflammatory properties. With a grant from the Explorers Club, she directed and produced a documentary film about this project, which will be released in 2025. Beyond academia, Elodie uses photography, scientific illustration, and documentary filmmaking to bridge science and art, exploring the intricate relationships between people and their natural surroundings—particularly in places grappling with acute environmental crises. She is currently planning her upcoming expedition to the Peruvian Amazon.