Margaret Mee and the Moonflower is a documentary about the life and work of the botanical illustrator, Margaret Mee, a pioneer and a visionary, one of the most important artists of the twentieth century. Through her diaries, interviews and narratives, the film reveals a tireless advocate for the preservation of Brazilian flora, whose love of nature and whose art provide a constant reminder of the need to preserve our environment.—Anonymous

The film is a documentary that recounts the later life of British botanical artist Margaret Mee. It has a particular focus on a number of her 15 excursions into the Amazon rain forest. Through interviews with colleagues in Brazil and England, her diaries, and a recreation of her final excursion, director Malu de Martino shows the importance of Margaret Mee's work. She was an activist that promoted the importance of conserving the Amazon rain forest. Her activism was profoundly connected to her love of nature, and evident in the over 400 illustrations of the Amazon's flora. Margaret Mee also discovered and documented three new species of plants and painted the elusive moon flower - a flowering cacti that only blooms once a year and at night in the Amazon. The film retraces this final excursion by Margaret Mee, and through it, demonstrates her invaluable legacy.—Anonymous