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THE HELLSTROM CHRONICLE
1971
Director
Walon Green
Ed Spiegel
Starring
Lawrence Pressman
Runtime
90 minutes
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What film would dare go where science fiction and documentary meet? Where photographically viable evidence and narrative fiction intermingle? Where fiction threatens to tear a hole in truth? In this strange void torn asunder by contradiction there is only THE HELLSTROM CHRONICLE, one man’s journey to tell everyone that bugs are trying to TAKE OVER THE WORLD!!!
Entomologist Dr. Nils Helstrom is here to rescue society from almost certain demise at the little paws of creepy-crawlies. According to the good doctor, unless we open our eyes to the threat of insects, who are mindlessly bent on destroying our precious civilization, we can kiss our pretty little lives goodbye. Using stunning 1970s macrophotography, a parade of documentary sequences capturing horrifying insects all around the world, the film argues for the cold brutality of the insect species as studied by Dr. Helstrom himself. As African driver ants consume iguanas whole and locusts destroy fertile farmland, the audience begins to wonder if we shouldn’t declare flat-out war on these damn bugs once and for all.
A perfect evening for anyone who’s ever rolled their eyes at the rose-colored classes of Planet Earth, THE HELLSTROM CHRONICLE is easily the most bizarre nature documentary ever produced. Don’t believe us? Maybe the film’s Oscar for Best Documentary Feature will change your mind.
Entomologist Dr. Nils Helstrom is here to rescue society from almost certain demise at the little paws of creepy-crawlies. According to the good doctor, unless we open our eyes to the threat of insects, who are mindlessly bent on destroying our precious civilization, we can kiss our pretty little lives goodbye. Using stunning 1970s macrophotography, a parade of documentary sequences capturing horrifying insects all around the world, the film argues for the cold brutality of the insect species as studied by Dr. Helstrom himself. As African driver ants consume iguanas whole and locusts destroy fertile farmland, the audience begins to wonder if we shouldn’t declare flat-out war on these damn bugs once and for all.
A perfect evening for anyone who’s ever rolled their eyes at the rose-colored classes of Planet Earth, THE HELLSTROM CHRONICLE is easily the most bizarre nature documentary ever produced. Don’t believe us? Maybe the film’s Oscar for Best Documentary Feature will change your mind.