Honeyland
Ljubomir Stefanov, Tamara Kotevska / Macedonia / 2019 / Czech Premiere / 85 min.
synopsis
An ageing beekeeper in the rural Macedonian mountains strives to maintain the tradition of honest, environmentally friendly beekeeping. Her quiet everyday life – caring for the colony and selling honey in a nearby town, the untiring care of her mother, living off their farm without electricity – is interrupted by the arrival of nomadic beekeepers, who perceive nature primarily as an opportunity for profit, a way to break free from their poverty. The filmmakers spent three years with the heroine of the film, shooting over four hundred hours of material which became the basis of this melancholy environmental appeal, lyrically depicting the immaculate beauty of nature.biography
Ljubomir Stefanov (1975) is a Macedonian film producer and conservationist, dedicated to human rights issues. Tamara Kotevska (1993) studied documentary production in Skopje, Macedonia and in Tennessee.more about film
| director: | Ljubomir Stefanov, Tamara Kotevska |
| producer: | Atanas Georgiev |
| photography: | Fejmi Daut, Samir Ljuma |
| editing: | Atanas Georgiev |
| music: | Foltin |
| sound: | Rana Eid |
| co-producer: | Ljubomir Stefanov |
contact
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Film at festival
| premiere type: | Czech Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2019 |
| section: | Constellations |
| format: | DCP |
| language: | Turkish |
| subtitles: | English |
| colour: | Colour |
Info
| director: | Ljubomir Stefanov, Tamara Kotevska |
| original title: | Медена земя |
| country: | Macedonia |
| year: | 2019 |
| running time: | 85 min. |
