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Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo: Bug Lover Conquers Audiences!

Filmmaker Jessica Oreck found a match for her own lifelong love of insects when she first visited Japan. With a background in filmmaking, biology, ecology, and botany, she embarked on a career making movies about the natural world. Her film instills a sense of wonder about both the insect world and Japanese culture.

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