Beetle Queen Conquers TokyoUSA/Japan / 2009 / 89 mins Documentary / In English and Japanese with English subtitles Director Jessica Oreck is scheduled to attend. Despite its title, Jessica Oreck’s documentary is no second coming of Godzilla. It is, instead, a meditative study of the insects that populate Japan. The title refers to a beetle that a young boy tries to convince his father to buy – for $60. Such is the reverent attitude that many Japanese have toward creepy-crawlies and, in general, nature in general. Special Jury Prize for Artistic Vision, CineVegas International Film Festival and Independent Spirit Award nominee. Read more at the Offical Site of Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo.
Preceded by The Bothe Story Director Lonny Waddle is scheduled to attend. A post-apocalyptic society attempts, through fragments of film, to reconstruct the life of a person who may or may not have been an important figure in their history.
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