About the film

"More Than Honey" employs the latest in filmmaking technology to observe phenomena undetectable by normal eyesight; and leaves us with a sense of wonder and awe mixed with alarm and urgency over the fate of the world's bees. Academy Award–nominated filmmaker Markus Imhoof narrates with a personal perspective as the grandson of a professional beekeeper in Switzerland. He travels the world from Europe and the United States to Australia and China, photographing epic agricultural landscapes where bees do their work, and the microscopic honeycombs where they live. On the journey, we meet beekeepers, scientists and agricultural entrepreneurs who share their passion and knowledge. It takes a unique character to devote themselves to bees and all the stings that go with the job. Despite years of research, the precise cause of colony collapse remains a matter of speculation. Is it parasites, fungicides, antibiotics, poor breeding, overwork or all of the above? More Than Honey is distinguished for its international perspective as Imhoof charts how the bee crisis is being experienced in different parts of the world.

Wybrane festiwale i nagrody / Selected festivals and awards: 2013 – Nagroda German Film dla Najlepszego Filmu Dokumentalnego / German Film Award for Best Documentary Film, 2013 – Nagroda Swiss Film dla Najlepszego Filmu Dokumentalnego i za Najlepszy Scenariusz / Swiss Film Award for Best Documentary Film and for Best Film Score, 2013 – Nagroda Romy dla Najlepszego Filmu Dokumentalnegi i za Najlepszą Reżyserię / Romy Award for Best Director and for Best Documentary Film, 2013 – Nagroda Bavarian Film dla Najlepszego Filmu Dokumentalnego / Bavarian Film Award for Best Documentary Film, 2013 – MFF Santa Barbara: Nagroda dla Najlepszego Filmu Dokumentalnego / Santa Barbara IFF: Best Documentary Award, 2013 – FF Solothurn: Nagroda Publiczności / Solothurn FF: Audience Award, 2012 – Nagroda Zurich Film dla Najlepszego Filmu Dokumentalnego / Zurich Film Award for Best Documentary Film, 2012 – MFF Amsterdam / IDFA, 2012 – MFF Vancouver / Vancouver IFF, 2012 – CPH:DOX Kopenhaga / CPH:DOX Copenhagen

Attend the debate ”The Importance of the Bee: Why Are We Afraid of Annihilation of Bees?” following the screening of the film “More than Honey“. Warsaw, Sunday, May 12, Kinoteka.