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.
- Year2023
- Runtime29 minutes
- LanguageSpanish
- CountryPuerto Rico, United States
- PremierePhiladelphia Premiere // Estreno en Filadelfia
- GenreDocumentary // Documental
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish // Sí
- DirectorNelson Varas-Díaz
- ProducerSheilla Rodríguez-Madera, Mark Padilla, Daniel Nevárez Araújo
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.
- Year2023
- Runtime29 minutes
- LanguageSpanish
- CountryPuerto Rico, United States
- PremierePhiladelphia Premiere // Estreno en Filadelfia
- GenreDocumentary // Documental
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish // Sí
- DirectorNelson Varas-Díaz
- ProducerSheilla Rodríguez-Madera, Mark Padilla, Daniel Nevárez Araújo