Bugboy

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Bugboy - Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec
Bugboy - Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec
1h 27m Méduse - Salle Multi 2026

Bugboy follows George, a shy teenager with misaligned eyes who struggles to connect with others after his parents’ traumatic divorce. Finding refuge in the world of insects, he bonds with a cricket named Isabella, who inspires him to reimagine his place in the world. Through a portrait of transformation and self-discovery, it reminds us that even the smallest creatures can help us find where we belong.

Lucas Paleocrassas

Lucas Paleocrassas is a documentary filmmaker whose work explores how young people navigate moments of change, identity, and belonging.He is drawn to introverted teenagers who see the world differently: outsiders whose inner worlds reveal hidden realities. Bugboy continues his exploration of how adolescents cope with isolation, and how their perspectives can challenge us to reimagine our own.His previous feature Final Year (2022) premiered in competition at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival and went on to receive the Best Feature Documentary Award at the Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People, as well as Best Greek Documentary at AegeanDocs. He is based in Athens and is a recipient of the ARTWORKS Award and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Artist Fellowship.

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Lucas Paleocrassas - Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec

team

Production

Yuri Averof

technical sheet

Origin

France

Greece

Denmark

Language

English

Production year

2026

Broadcast type

Documentary

Direction

Lucas Paleocrassas

Duration

1h 27m

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