CinemARC: Cuban Bees and Honeyland

As part of Glasgow Doors Open Day Festival, join us for this special screening exploring the intersections between beekeeping, agriculture and environmentalism around the world.

Glasgow’s Latin American Research Network (GLARN) will be presenting Cuban Bees, a short film that takes viewers on a journey to Havana to hear from beekeepers and farmers about Cuba’s unique beekeeping practices. Cuban Bees will be followed by a Q&A with director Dani Acosta and Emma Shannon, who conducted research at the University of Glasgow on Cuban apiculture.

The evening will finish with the feature length, award winning documentary Honeyland, which follows Europe’s last wild beekeeper as she struggles to preserve ancient beekeeping practices in the face of commercial farming in North Macedonia.

Schedule

18:00 - 18:20
Cuban Bees

18:20 - 19:00
Q&A with GLARN and Dani Acosta

19:00 - 20:30
Honeyland

Cuban Bees (12) | 2023 | 19 min

Through the exploration of Cuba’s beekeeping traditions, this documentary sheds light on the island’s sustainable apiculture.

Honeyland (12) | 2019 | 87 min

A woman utilises ancient beekeeping traditions to cultivate honey in the mountains of North Macedonia. When a neighboring family tries to do the same, it becomes a source of tension as they disregard her wisdom and advice.

About Glasgow Latin American Research Network

GLARN provides a forum for people from across the University and Glasgow to meet and share research and information relating to Latin America.

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This event is free, but ticketed.

You will be permitted to one drink on arrival, while stocks last.

You are welcome to bring your own food, but please take any rubbish away with you.

Please enter the ARC via the main entrance, as indicated on the map below.

Host or Publisher The ARC