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GBGW 2025 – Green Screen: Honeyland
Green Screen: Honeyland – film + panel discussion + Q&A
Regal Picturehouse – 6-8.30pm
Tuesday 10th June
Greener Henley is pleased to be hosting our Great Big Green Week Green Screen event, the award winning, immersive documentary Honeyland, at the Regal Cinema on Tuesday 10 June at 6pm, followed by a live Q&A session with our expert panel.
In a deserted Macedonian village, Hatidze, a 50-something woman, trudges up a hillside to check her bee colonies nestled in the rocks. Serenading them with a secret chant, she gently manoeuvers the honeycomb without netting or gloves. Back at her homestead, Hatidze tends to her handmade hives and her bedridden mother, occasionally heading to the capital to market her wares.
One day, an itinerant family installs itself next door, and Hatidze’s peaceful kingdom gives way to roaring engines, seven shrieking children, and 150 cows. Yet Hatidze welcomes the camaraderie, and she holds nothing back—not her tried-and-true beekeeping advice, not her affection, not her special brandy. But soon Hussein, the itinerant family’s patriarch, makes a series of decisions that could destroy Hatidze’s way of life forever. The film has English subtitles.
Watch the trailer here
Join our expert panel in discussion and Q&A after the film:
- Mike Barry, panel chair: Chair of the Board of Trustees for local nature and climate charity Greener Henley and former Director of Sustainability at Marks & Spencers. Mike has a keen interest in ethical and sustainable food systems and understands the importance of small-scale producers to help us understand the real cost of the food in our weekly shopping baskets.
- Diana Mills, panelist: Environmental Advisor for Natural England, recently completed her Certificate in Sustainable Land Management and runs the Wild Side – Forest School and outdoor clubs at Nettlebed School. Diana has a keen interest in sustainable farming practices and managing natural resources. Diana is also a bee keeper producing her own honey from hives in her garden.
- Filipe Salbany, panelist: a self-described ‘bee-sultant’ with over 50 years of experience working with bees in Africa, Europe, North America, and the United Kingdom, Filipe recently discovered 50 colonies of rare bees in Blenheim Palace and is a keen advocate for protecting Britains 270 bee species.
Honeyland has much to say about conserving nature, but its lessons are also about human life and relationships. The film shows how different human responses take place when there’s a need to survive and provide amidst limited natural resources. The documentary received numerous awards and nominations at film festivals, including three awards at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and two nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards in the categories for Best International Feature Film and Best Documentary Feature. Honeyland is the first documentary to receive a nomination in both categories in the history of the Oscars.
Read the review from BBC Culture here
This event promises to be an inspiring screening and conversation, not only on beekeeping but also on how closely intertwined nature and humanity are, and how much we stand to lose if we ignore this fundamental connection. What approaches can we take to protect our fellow creatures and rethink our interactions with the world around us? Come join the discussion!
Doors open: 5.50pm | event starts: 6pm (there are no adverts or trailers) | event ends 8.30pm
What is a Green Screen?
Green Screens are a series of thought-provoking environmental films, each aimed at raising awareness and fostering meaningful debate and discussion about climate and nature. Most Green Screen events are also accompanied by a live panel discussion afterwards. The format has now spread amongst the 26 Picturehouse Cinemas around the UK and has also inspired other local community film hubs to show environmentally themed film and panel discussions too. The events are a wonderful way to educate and bring the community together to discussion on these important issues.