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