Nine-year old Turtle Thompson thinks his bug loving best friend Maddy is the coolest girl in the whole wide world. If only he had the guts to ask her to the Spring Fling Dance. Director Biography: Kat Candler (cicadas, jumping off bridges) is a writer/director and film professor living in Austin, TX. Her films have screened all across the country in festivals, IFC.com and on PBS. Most recently she's optioned two feature scripts to LAF Studios and Dolphin Entertainment.
