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Wild Honey: Caring for bees in a divided land

2019 / 30 minutes

Directed by: Lisa Palmer

Anthropologist: Lisa Palmer

Country of production: Australia

Series: Shorts Collection 2

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For more than a century, the island of Timor has been divided by a colonial border. Timor’s migratory wild honey bees challenge this division. In community honey harvest rituals, queen bees are courted in a ceremony by men who climb high into the canopy to sing nocturnal forest love songs. This observational film portrays a border community who are determined to maintain the bees’ movement across the region and preserve their shared identity. "Wild Honey" is the outcome of a long-term collaboration between researchers Balthasar Kehi and Lisa Palmer and the people of Kehi’s homeland of Lookeu.

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Language and subtitles: Original Language with English subtitles

Location(s) depicted: Timor

Region: South-East Asia

Country: Indonesia

Keywords: Animals Food / Water Hunting / Gathering / Fishing

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