London filmmaker’s documentary aims to protect NC’s iconic Venus flytrap

London filmmaker’s documentary aims to protect NC’s iconic Venus flytrap

LELAND, NC (WWAY) — A two-time Emmy Award-winning filmmaker is shining a spotlight on how development is threatening one of North Carolina’s most unique native species, the Venus Flytrap. London-based director Robert Ford is producing Flytrap Town, a feature-length documentary that tells the story of the rare carnivorous plant, which grows naturally only within about 70 miles of Wilmington. Ford says the project focuses on Brunswick County, part…