Meet the Beetle

Boaz Frankel | 2012 | 25 min.

2012 Official Selection

The Salt Creek Tiger Beetle may be extinct by the time you’re reading this. With a few hundred individuals left, (all within the city limits of Lincoln, Nebraska), ‘Meet the Beetle’ follows the trials and tribulations of this tiny insect that’s riled up a community. Injected with surprising musical sequences this documentary explores the importance of one almost-extinct beetle and it’s place in the world.

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