Princeton Environmental Film Festival

Maya Land: Listening to the Bees

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A story about the environmental conflict between GM soy growers and Maya Beekeepers in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico. It reflects on what the environment and economy could look like if bee health was considered as a criterion of sustainable development. The film explores the pre-colonial and ongoing relationship between Maya people and their environment, in particular the milpa agricultural system (and its main crop, maize), sacred sinkholes (called cenotes), and sacred stingless bees, the Melipona.

  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    76 minutes
  • Language
    English,Spanish
  • Country
    United States, Mexico
  • Premiere
    No
  • Genre
    documentary
  • Subtitle Language
    English
  • Awards
    Winner Best Documentary Socially Relevant Film Festival, International Social Change Film Festival Winner Indigenous Voices
  • Director
    Kata Beilin and Avi Weinstein
  • Screenwriter
    Kata Beilin and Avi Weinstein
  • Producer
    Kata Beilin
  • Filmmaker
    Sainath Surayanarayanan, Reynaldo Morales, Robin Canul, Marcos Colon
  • Cast
    Bernardo Caamal Itza, Pedro Pablo Chim Bacab, Feliciano Ucan, Leydy Pech and others
  • Cinematographer
    Avi Weinstein
  • Music
    Martiniano Perez Angulo (Tumben K'aay), Raquel Paraiso (Sotavento)
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