Bug Diner

Director: Phoebe Jane Heart
Producer: Phoebe Jane Heart
USA, 2024, 7 min.

Mayhem follows when a Mole chef with suppressed desires and a Fly waitress buzzing around let their freak flags fly.

BUG DINER was the winner of the Short Film Grand Jury Prize for animation at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. It was also a winner of a Special Jury Award at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival, as well as the winner of a Special Mention as Best Student Animation Short at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.


Phoebe Jane Hart is a filmmaker, fabricator & stop-motion animator based in Los Angeles. Her films have screened at Slamdance, Thomas Edison Film Festival and more. Working in an array of mediums, her work has an emphasis on dark humor and surreal imagery.

Writer: Phoebe Jane Heart