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Hot Docs Review: Life Invisible (Bettina Perut, Iván Osnovikoff, 2025)

Posted on
30 Apr 2025
by
Paul

One of the major public health risks in recent years has been the rise of antibiotic resistant “superbugs.” It’s a frightening scenario and one for which many have been hoping to find a solution. One such person is Dr. Cristina Dorador, the subject of Life Invisible.

In this short documentary, directors Bettina Perut and Iván Osnovikoff follow Dorador as she ventures into the Andean salt flats in search of new antibiotics which might stand a chance against these superbugs. And while the region is ideal for her purposes due to its microbial biodiversity, it’s also a key source for lithium, complicating matters matters considerably. The question arises then, of what we value more as a society – the comfort of having cellphones, electric cars and all the other lithium battery-powered things we enjoy or preserving a region that may hold the key to combating illness and saving lives.

Despite the urgency of its subject matter and its brief 20 minute timespan, Life Invisible unfolds at a relaxed pace, often taking time to linger on panoramic shots of the landscape. This is hardly surprising, as the scenery is quite breathtaking and furthermore, by drawing our attention to it, the filmmakers help to emphasize the importance of the region. As Dorador states at one point, “The salt flats are life. And they are the key to saving life in the future.”

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