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TODO: one-sentence logline. Placeholder: A decade inside the rhino horn trade, and one radical idea to end it.

TODO: one-paragraph synopsis. Placeholder: Wildlife trafficking is the third largest illegal trade in the world, with rhino horns being a commodity more valuable than gold and cocaine combined. Decades and many millions have been spent to stem the flow of poaching, but still, wild rhino populations teeter on the brink of extinction.

TODO: full synopsis with character and theme detail. Placeholder: Wildlife trafficking is the third largest illegal trade in the world, with rhino horns being a commodity more valuable than gold and cocaine combined. Decades and many millions have been spent to stem the flow of poaching, but still, wild rhino populations teeter on the brink of extinction. Now, with the advent of biotechnology and DNA printing, a new idea is born. Matthew Markus, an innovator from the tech world, proposes a daring plan: use 3D printing technology to create bio-identical rhino horns to sabotage, saturate, and collapse the illegal trade by exploiting its inherent greed from within. For nearly a decade, we followed Markus across Africa and Southeast Asia as he navigated the complexities of conservation efforts, exposing the striking contrasts in worldviews, from the deeply rooted cultural traditions and trafficking networks to the cutting-edge realm of high-tech innovations, pushing the boundaries of what it takes to preserve wildlife in the 21st century.

TODO: director biography. Placeholder: Juliette Marquis is a filmmaker based in the United States. Horn Maker is her feature documentary debut.