THE LITTLE THINGS THAT RUN THE WORLD
Hosted by Bee City Sammamish
In-person
When
Apr 12, 1:30 PM PDT
Where
Beaver Lake Park - Lodge
25101 Southeast 24th Street, Sammamish, WA, 98075
Price
Free Screening
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About the event
Join the Sammamish Bee City Committee (City of Sammamish and Sammamish Stewards) in a showing of “The Little Things that Run the World.” (Runtime: 105 Minutes)
Film Synopsis: The smallest of creatures – insects – hold the fabric of all life together. They are the most numerous of all animal groups on the planet. But insects are declining at an alarming rate throughout the world, threatening innumerable species, whole ecosystems, and even our food systems with collapse. This is story about untangling the mysteries as to why something so ubiquitous – and seemingly endless – could be on the cusp of disappearing entirely. It is also the story of heroic efforts to save these most vulnerable of creatures.
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/1053888585
At the film’s conclusions staff and stewards will share ways you can help our native pollinators and answer any questions you may have.
About the film
Over millennia, humanity has mastered agriculture, raised monumental bridges and temples, walked on the Moon, but do we truly run the world? In this captivating documentary, filmmakers Dru Carr and Doug Hawes-Davis refocus their lens on a far more powerful force: insects. By zooming in on the reality of bees, butterflies, beetles, and their kin—tiny, alien-like architects of life—they reveal how these distant cousins on our evolutionary tree sustain ecosystems and, ultimately, our own survival. As they face unprecedented decline, their fate becomes a stark warning: without them, neither we nor the planet can endure. Even still, there is hope!
Genre
Documentary
Released
2025
Director
Doug Hawes-Davis, Dru Carr
Producer
Doug Hawes-Davis
Crew
Damon Ristau, Ken Furrow
Cast
David Jablonski, David Goulson, Claire Kremen, Naim Edwards, Diana Cox-Foster, Art Shapiro, Scott Black, Sydney Cameron, Paul Glaum, Louise Washer, Doug Tallamy, Nigel Raine, Matt Forister, Martin Sorg, Sam Droege, Miranda Zwingelberg, T'ai Roulston, Thomas Hörren, Heinrich Rülfing, Gene Brandi, Marla Spivak, Bill Kenny, Bob Shaw, Art Daniels, Sue Hudnut, Malik Yakini, E.O. Wilson
About the space
The Lodge offers an enclosed venue with log cabin charm and space to accommodate groups of up to 150.