Insects are a pest? Think again. This visually stunning science documentary shows how these tiny geniuses can help us solve some of science and engineering’s biggest problems – from building lighter and stronger structures to growing transplant tissue and killing multidrug-resistant bacteria.

AWARDS
Best Science Pitch – Sunnyside La Rochelle, Prize of the Ministry of Economy – Ekotopfilm Bratislava, Student Jury Award – Academia Film Olomouc, German Nature and Sustainability Award  and Award of the Youth Jury – Naturvision Ludwigsburg, Award of the Faculty of Engineering – Life Science Film Festival Prague, Winner Central-European Films – Ekofilm Brno, Eco Film Award – Science Film Festival Bangkok, Future Award – Eco Film Tour Potsdam

FESTIVALS
GreenScreen, World of Knowledge St. Petersburg, Ekotopfilm Prague, Wildlife Film Festival Rotterdam, Green Fest Belgrade, Green Montenegro International Film Fest, Caid Athens, European Science TV Festival Lisbon

BROADCASTERS
NDR/ARTE, WDR, Planète France, SVT, RTBF, SRC Canada, Deutsche Welle, SRF, Al Jazeera International, Planete Poland, RSI

COMMISSIONING EDITOR
Claudia Cellarius

DIRECTOR
Björn Platz

EDITOR
Ramon Urselmann

CAMERA
Christian Eichenauer
Bernhard Wagner
Olivier Guerin

SOUND
Alexander Czart
Timo Selengia
Lucas Mouzas

ORIGINAL MUSIC
Lars Löhn
Felix Raffel

GRAPHICS
Michael Lübben
Nils Andersen

SOUND MIX AND SOUND DESIGN
Roman Vehlken
Paul Timmich

COLOUR CORRECT
Andreas Piecha

ARCHIVE
Victoria & Albert Museum
PCO AG
Shutterstock
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

THANKS TO
Margot Stehr

DURATION
52 mins

YEAR
2017