Film Screening & Workshop with Amanda Besl
May 16, 2026 1:00pm — 2:30pm
Free with Gallery Admission
Join us for an afternoon celebrating the fascinating world of insects. The program begins with a screening of three insect-themed short films by filmmaker Amanda Besl, followed by a guided tour of the new Charles Burchfield exhibition, A Vast, tiny World, led by Burchfield scholar Nancy Weekly. The afternoon concludes with a drop-in insect workshop led by Amanda Besl.
Ant Girl (3:00) 2025
Premiere: Buffalo International Film Festival, Buffalo, NY
The Massachusetts Independent Film Festival, Worchester, MA (nom Best Experimental)
Synopsis: This experimental short is the story of Ant Girl, an insect-loving six-year-old who gets her very own ant farm but has some decisions to make when she’s not allowed to send away for the ants.
Kissing the Lipless (4:30) 2025
Synopsis: A psychological experimental short in which a woman discovers that what draws her like a moth to a flame could be destroying her.
Trilobite (7:00-7:30) (April 2026)
Synopsis: An experimental film about the convergent evolution of trilobites, pill bugs, and a woman who lives on the site of their ancient seabed.
