Bugs
Denmark | Documentary | Not Rated | 74 min | English
Sunday, Jun 4, 2017 5:00 PM
MICHIGAN PREMIERE. “We need to find new ways of growing food,” declared the United Nations Food & Agriculture Organisation in 2013, addressing the projected need of feeding 9 billion people by the year 2050. Since then, a team from the Nordic Food Lab in Copenhagen has taken on researching the viability of insects as a primary food source—and it’s more appealing than you might think. Filmmaker ANDREAS JOHNSEN follows these chefs and scientists on a globe-trotting culinary investigation to Europe, Australia, Mexico, Kenya, and Japan, treating the subject of insect-eating with respect rather than shock and disgust. Impassioned researchers JOSH EVANS, BEN READE, and ROBERT FLORE make charming leads through this sophisticated look at the real-world implications of insects as the sustainable food of the future.