Honeyland

This documentary brings us to rural Macedonia where we meet Hatidze Muratova, a woman who has dedicated her life to wild beekeeping. The documentary originally started out as an environmental film about the river running through the centre of Macedonia, but plans changed when the film team discovered the beehives Hatidze tends in remote areas.

This immersive and visual documentary follows Hatidze as we watch her traditional methods of beekeeping, and follow her day to day where we see her relationship with her elderly mother in their remote village, and her trips to the market 4 hours away to sell her honey.

It is a beautifully shot documentary, part environmental and part fly on the wall! It is definitely worth a watch.