Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo
Directed by Jessica Oreck
OFFICIAL SELECTION
SXSW FILM FESTIVAL
SXSW FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER
CINEVEGAS FILM FESTIVAL
CINEVEGAS FILM FESTIVAL
OFFICIAL SELECTION
AFI
AFI
WINNER
SPOTLIGHT AWARD
CINEMA EYE HONORS
SPOTLIGHT AWARD
CINEMA EYE HONORS
2009, 90 min
Working backwards through history, Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo explores the mystery of the development of Japan's love affair with bugs using insects like an anthropologist's toolkit, the film uncover Japanese philosophies that will shift Westerners' perspectives on nature, beauty, life, and even the seamingly mundane realities of their day-to-day routines.