The Very Impatient Caterpillar / 2020

While other caterpillars are scampering up a tree to metamorphosize, one of them is still learning about the whole transformation thing. Who knew that with a little time and patience, he could become a beautiful butterfly? But the two-week wait inside his chrysalis feels interminable. The waiting is just so hard! Can he do it?

Caterpillars and Ants / 1970

The apotheosis of Devensky's work is CATERPILLARS AND ANTS which technically resembles a Lumiere film. The camera starts at a man eating caterpillars for the entire running time. The spectacle is so repulsive that the hand-held camera begins to shake wildly, Devensky himself admits that he had to look away during part of the filming. Thus the camera did the looking for him and for us. The experience is quintessentially voyeuristic, as even the filmmaker did not experience first hand what was going on." –Richard Koszarski, New York American

There's a Caterpillar in My Bok Choy / 2003

Delila is a bored young lady who has an obvious stalker, Bill. As Delila watches TV, and Bill watches Delila, she fantasizes about what she sees.

The Human Caterpillar /

To Caterpillar, From Butterfly / 2021

A poor girl is lured into the world of crime and is haunted by ghosts of her guilt and conscience, eventually runs out of her dimension to discover that she was a part of a film.

Do Butterflies Remember Being Caterpillars? / 2021

Caterpillar Kisses / 2021

After feeling butterflies for the first time, a girl is shown what it will feel like to fall in love but she also experiences what it will all lead to: pain and heartbreak. With this knowledge, she must decide if breaking out of the chrysalis is worth it, even if what once was a butterfly will soon turn back into a caterpillar.

Blue Caterpillar /

Allen, a recovering addict, dances with the aftermath of his addiction to an experimental strain of lined, hallucinogenic cannabis.

Der 300 Tonnen Laster - Ein Caterpillar wird ausgeliefert / 2018

The Very Hungry Caterpillar / 2023

Based on the children’s book of the same name, this short film chronicles the adventures of a hungry university student, and the tense confrontation where the thief is finally held accountable.

We, the Children of Caterpillars / 2023

The theatre company of a forgotten town puts on one last performance to escape the reality of their home fading away into nothingness.

do caterpillars dream of salvation? /

[do caterpillars dream of salvation?] is about a small, fanatical internet cult whose members strive for a death in batter form (gyoza), just like with everything it started with theorizing about forming a community and at its peak, communities (especially internet ones) tend to crumble in particular ways… The video mainly deals with the relationship between the death of the self and its accelerator, the internet.

The Carrot Caterpillar / 1911

The carrot caterpillar hides among and feeds on the leafy foliage in carrot fields. A man demonstrates how difficult it is to detect and remove them from the carrot plants. They propel themselves with their six feet and twelve suction cups. To ward off enemies, they display two horns which secrete a malodorous liquid. Before the chrysalis stage of their development, they attach themselves to a surface and two days later burst from their shell. After spending the winter as a chrysalis, they emerge as swallowtail butterflies. Once they have bathed their wings in dew and dried off, they are ready to fly. (Library of Congress)

The War of Apples and Caterpillars / 2004

Hordes of green caterpillars dream of delicious and sweet apples. They have already prepared their teeth to hunt for the favorite fruits, as their leader decides to tell necessary instructions and organizes endless columns of his subjects. Will apples endure the war and survive?

Caterpillar / 2022

In the aftermath of an attempt to escape modern-day slavery, a Vietnamese boy's relationship with his overseer becomes even more complicated.

Day of The Unhatched Caterpillar / 2021

The story is about a school party, where three animators - Princess, Monkey and Clown - came to entertain the children. What if the children's event is actually a pagan ceremony?

The Caterpillar /

The caterpillars are not what they seem. https://youtu.be/Ev3JkGCzEKc

Precious Caterpillar /

Cordyceps sinensis (in Tibetan, Yartsa-gunbu) has been called “Tibet’s golden worm” and “The Viagra of the Himalayas.” When it was discovered 30 years ago as a natural remedy, it became a boon to Tibetan nomads. Today, some nomadic Tibetan communities bring in as much as 80% of their income collecting it. Yartsa Rinpoche follows Darlo, an elder in the Amdo region, who with his family forms a group of 30 that treks 800 kilometers to collect the “worm,” while exploring its larger implications.

Makongo - Bruchi / 20207.01 voti

Elvis Sabin’s assured debut follows Albert and André, two Central African Aka Pygmies, as they attempt to establish a new education system in their forest community. The last in their village still attending school, they are determined to pass their knowledge on, holding classes for other Aka children every afternoon. But their project requires funding and they are counting on the year’s caterpillar (known as “Makongo”) harvest to provide much needed income. Evocatively capturing the visual and sonic textures of the forest, Makongo is a layered ethnographic study of two men working to build a sustainable future for their community.

The Lost Little Caterpillar / 2002

little grub ugly - lands in a variety of adventures in her garden. A leisurely bell bumps into her, she meets a friendly worm, bullied in a bully of bees and an old grumpy spider tries to pluck her. As this is not enough, she is caught by a thief who is going to give her her breakfast for breakfast.