Selected Film

The Bee - A Reflection on Women, Land, and Occupation.

This documentary follows a feminist group of women beekeepers living on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Twenty years have passed since the US Navy stopped using Vieques as a bombing range. Still, the locals continue to live through the legacy of a military that savagely displaced the population and affected the use of their land. Through an ethnographic approach, we accompany the women of the “Colmena Cimarrona” (Maroon Beehive) during one week of their work as they aim to revitalize the land via agriculture and beekeeping.

Duration: 00:29:00
Country of Origin: Puerto Rico
Language: Spanish


Director(s): Nelson Varas-Díaz


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Other Credits: Executive Producers: Sheilla R. Madera, Mark Padilla; Associate Producers: Daniel Nevárez Araújo