Animator Jilli Rose created this lovely animated short about a group of stick insects stranded for 80 years near Lord Howe Island, on a sea stack with only one shrub for protection. It also tells the story of the scientists who discovered them and raced to save them from extinction.
It’s won many awards since its release. The insects found on Ball’s Pyramid have survived, but they still live in captivity. The film explores interesting questions about what is home, what extinction means, and how displaced creatures of all kinds try to adapt.
