Mexico Now Festival Presents
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BEES? / ¿QUÉ LES PASÓ A LAS ABEJAS?
A film by Adriana Otero and Robin Canul
(Mexico, 2019, 67 min. In Spanish and Mayan with English subtitles)
What Happened to the Bees? is a documentary that exposes the deadly effects of regularly used agrochemicals — currently legal in countries like Mexico and the United States—on millions of bees. The film explores how the planting of monocultures threatens the health and environment of Mayan beekeeping communities in southeastern Mexico and portrays their fight to protect their land from massive deforestation, groundwater table pollution and climate change. What Happened to the Bees? is a powerful example of the different socio-environmental conflicts taking place in indigenous Mexican territories that has been featured in festivals across Mexico, the United States and the Netherlands.
Q&A with filmmakers Adriana Otero Puerto, Robin Canul Suárez, Marinés Roque from Ambulante Más Alla, and Amalia Córdova from Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage after the streaming.
Sunday, November 1, 4pm
For tickets and more information visit:
www.mexiconowfestival.org/event/what-happened-to-the-bees/
Watch the trailer:
