Recommendations from Our Members – Worth a Watch
June 2026

Year: 2025How to watch: YouTube, Bullfrog FilmsWhat is this film about? This 105 minute documentary focuses on the critical role of insects and invertebrates in ecosystem sustainability and their rapid decline. The film explores the urgent need to understand and reverse the extinction crisis facing these small organisms.Why did you like it? Why should someone else see it?It is profound both in its relevance to the decrease in biodiversity but also in its prescient nature. This is probably the most important film on biodiversity and the risk we as humans are facing because of our damage to it._________________________________________________From Christine FeelyHere’s a great film that I can heartily recommend.Title: The Biggest Little FarmInfo of note (director, cast): John Chester, documentary filmmaker, and his wife, Molly.Year: 2018How to watch: YouTube, Fandango at Home, Google TV, Apple+ (OK, Amazon Prime too, but I don't use Amazon)What is this film about? John and Molly Chester transform a depleted, arid, industrial farm into a diverse wildlife habitat and working farm over the course of 7 years.Why did you like it? Why should someone else see it? Their ambition, the tremendous effort it took, the setbacks (a plague of large snails is one), and the beauty and bounty of the farm that resulted from the efforts is amazing. Their belief in the importance of restoring a diverse ecosystem and the amount of sheer hard work is remarkable, and the results of their work and perseverance are inspiring. (Also, there are dogs!)
