Honeyland
2019, 85 minutes, Digital, NR
Macedonia
Language: Turkish with English Subtitles
Director: Ljubomir Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska
Distributor: NEON
Join us for a special premiere event for the 7pm screening of Honeyland on Friday, August 23!
Specialty honey-based Charm City Meadworks and Baltimore Spirits Company cocktails will be available at the Parkway bar throughout the evening.
Local Made In Baltimore business Hon’s Honey will be in the Parkway lobby prior to the 7pm screening with samples of their signature honey. Hon’s Honey is a purpose-driven business dedicated to giving dignity and purpose to women survivors of addiction, sex trafficking, generational poverty, and trauma.
Nestled in an isolated mountain region deep within the Balkans, Hatidze Muratova lives with her ailing mother in a village without roads, electricity or running water. She’s the last in a long line of wild beekeepers, eking out a living farming honey in small batches to be sold in the closest city — a mere four hours’ walk away. Hatidze’s peaceful existence is thrown into upheaval by the arrival of an itinerant family, with their roaring engines, seven rambunctious children and herd of cattle. Hatidze optimistically meets the promise of change with an open heart, it doesn’t take long however, before a conflict evolves that exposes the fundamental tension between nature and humanity, harmony and discord, exploitation and sustainability.
The debut feature from documentarians Ljubomir Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska, Honeyland is made with the widescreen sweep of an epic, yet clearly built from an intimate collaboration between filmmakers and subject. With a surprising sense of humor, it’s a tough and tender portrait of the delicate balance between humankind and nature, an glimpse at a fast disappearing way of life, and an unforgettable testament to one extraordinary woman’s resilience.
The film required 100 days of filming over 3 years in remote Macedonia with two cinematographers and directors to capture the two feature families — and they only got stung once…
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize, the Cinematography Award, and a Special Jury Award for World Cinema Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival
Official Selection:
Sundance Film Festival
New Directors/New Films
Hot Docs International Documentary Festival
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