The tiny bug eating America's oldest forests alive — and nobody's talking about it.
The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. It's a species few people have heard of - yet it is devastating the Hemlock forests and the delicate ecosystems that depend upon them. From infestations in our own backyards, the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid has already spread throughout the east coast of North America from the Carolinas up into Canada.
Cinematography
Haunting macro footage of white woolly death on green needles.
Writing
Narration treats tiny bugs like proper villains.
Director
Chris Foito
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Eastern hemlocks can live 800+ years; the adelgid kills them in 4-10. The film barely has time to process that math.
Director Chris Foito is an entomologist first, filmmaker second — this was his thesis project turned calling card.
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