Film: Cane Toads

The Four Corners Arts Center is pleased to present the film “Cane Toads – An Unnatural History” at the Meeting House on Wednesday June 13 at 7:30 pm.  This event is FREE & OPEN to the PUBLIC.

This film is a study of the cane toad, introduced into Australia in 1935 to control a beetle infestation that was destroying the country's sugar cane fields. The cane toad ate the beetles -- and everything else. With no natural predator to withstand its poison, the 100 original cane toad settlers soon took over the entire northern half of the vast continent of Australia. The film observes the toad's odd and often hilarious behavior and habits. Scientific commentary is balanced with fervently held opinions by local farmers on what to do about the cute but destructive cane toad.

Mark Lewis is a documentary film and television producer, director and writer. He is famous for his body of work on animals. Unlike many other producers of nature films, his films do not attempt to document the animals in question or their behaviors but rather the complex relationships between people and society and the animals they interact with.

His films have earned him many awards, including a British Academy Award nomination, a nomination from the Directors Guild of America, two Emmy’s for Outstanding Direction in documentary film, and an Emmy for Outstanding Science Program on American Television.

The Four Corners Arts Center film series is generously sponsored by Coastal Roasters.