Join us for a screening of the comedic-nature documentary, Where the Butterflies Go, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Fraser Jones! The film follows Fraser in his fumbling attempt to host his own children's nature show as he travels 3,000 miles from Canada to Mexico, asking North Americans how to save the endangered monarch butterfly, and ourselves, from extinction.Â
View the trailer here.
We'll be providing free snacks, cocktails, and beer and will be joined by the Xerces Society! Non-alcoholic beverages will also be available. Additionally, attendees will be able to enter for a chance to win a Black Hole Duffel!
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Thanks to our event partners, Guayakà Yerba Mate, Dirtbag Bar, and Desert Door Texas Sotol.Â
Doors open at 6:00pm and the film begins at 6:30. The total runtime of the film is approximately 56 minutes long. It will be followed by a meet-and-greet and Q&A with Fraser Jones.
This film will feature closed captioning.
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is an international nonprofit organization that protects the natural world through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats. As a science-based organization, we both conduct our own research and rely upon the most up-to-date information to guide our conservation work. Our key program areas are: pollinator conservation, endangered species conservation, and reducing pesticide use and impacts.
Fraser Jones is a nonfiction filmmaker hailing from Atlanta, Georgia. After studying film at NYU, he directed a comedy feature film called Your Ride Is Here, wrote a show for Nickelodeon, went to clown school, and made a few documentaries about the environment. His work has earned him a Vimeo Staff Pick, The Redford Center Grant, The Spiritual Ecology Fellowship, PBS’ Reel South Award, and numerous awards at international film festivals. Fraser aims to continue combining nonfiction filmmaking and humor in hopes of making people feel less alone.