Visualizing women in democracy

For 2500 years women have been fighting for their place in our democracies.

We worked with Financial Times to create this animated short film highlighting the lack of representation of female leaders in democracy.

The project stems from The Financial Times’ initiative to shed light on the challenges modern democracy is facing in an era of increasing polarization and threats to representative leadership.

The animation walks us through diverse landscapes, experiencing historic moments as women make new steps in democratic inclusion. Each landscape and character is handcrafted. The handcrafted aesthetic gives the animation a warm, timeless quality that speaks to the historical moments and contrasts with the serious subject matter.