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Occurs on Wednesday October 16 2019

Approximate running time: 2 hours

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ArtSpring Theatre
100 Jackson Ave.
Saltspring Island BC V8K 2V8

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[2019 / Macedonia / Turkish with English subtitles / 85 mins]

The last in a long line of Macedonian beekeepers, Hatidze Muratova ekes out a living harvesting wild honey deep in the Balkan mountains and walking four hours to the nearest city.

Her bucolic existence is disrupted by the arrival of a nomadic cattle-herding family, with their roaring engines and rambunctious children. Despite Hatidze’s open-hearted welcome to her new neighbours, conflicts soon erupt, exposing fundamental tensions between sustainability and exploitation.

Featuring the gorgeous, award-winning cinematography of an epic, HONEYLAND is nonetheless clearly built from an intimate collaboration between filmmakers and subject. With a surprising sense of humour, this tough and tender portrait of a fast-disappearing way of life is an unforgettable testament to one extraordinary woman’s resilience – and her determination to restore natural balance.

This must-see cinematic marvel swept the World Cinema Documentary awards at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.

Made with the cinematic sweep of an epic, yet clearly built from an intimate collaboration between filmmakers and subject, HONEYLAND swept the World Cinema Documentary awards at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. With a surprising sense of humour, it’s a tough and tender portrait of a fast-disappearing way of life, and an unforgettable testament to one extraordinary woman’s resilience.

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