Bug Farm
Four distinct women in Central Florida form a bond over crickets, superworms, and roaches on an insect farm in the small town of LaBelle. The farm serves as the background to this character-led documentary focused on community members who’ve come to insect farming with disparate motivations--including economic opportunity, reimagining the future of food, and the love and caretaking of the bugs themselves.
Director and Editor: Lydia Cornett
Producers: Brit Fryer and Sean Weiner
Cinematography: Kervin Marseille
Sound: Lucy Adams
Sound Mixing and Sound Design: Micah Garrido
Colorist: Susi Dollnig
Title Design: Susan Kineke, Erica Mercer, Victoria Fuks
Screenings & Awards
Nashville Film Festival 2020
New Orleans Film Festival 2020
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival 2020
El Paso Film Festival 2020
Aspen ShortsFest 2021
Ashland Independent Film Festival 2021
Mountainfilm 2021
RiverRun Festival 2021
BAMCinemaFest 2021
AFI Docs 2021
Palm Springs International ShortFest 2021
Oak Cliff Film Festival 2021
Lower East Side Film Festival 2021
Bentonville Film Festival 2021
Athens International Film and Video Festival 2021
Drunken Film Festival Bradford 2021
Sidewalk Film Festival 2021
Supported by the Jacob Burns Film Center, the Valentine & Clark Emerging Artist Fellowship, If/Then Shorts, and the 2020 NYC Women's Fund for Theatre, Film & Television
© Lydia Cornett 2020