Awards

1. Best Direction (Documentary) - The Buddha International Film Festival 2019, India

2. Best Documentary - Melrose Int'l Film Festival 2019, USA

3. Best Short Documentary - Indie Visions Film Festival 2019 (September), USA

4. Best Short Film - Impact Forum 2019, USA

5. Best Environmental Short Documentary - Beyond Earth Film Festival Season 4, 2019, India

6. Best Documentary Film Award - Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival 2019, India

7. 2nd Best Documentary Film Award - Frames Film Festival 2020, India

8. Best Short Documentary - Model N Movie International Short Film Festival 2019, India

9. India Best Documentary Film - Chennai International Short Film Festival 2020, India

10. Award of the President of Agrofilm - 38th International Film Festival Agrofilm 2022, Slovakia

Official Selections

• The Buddha International Film Festival 2019

• Cefalù Film Festival 2019, Italy

• Lift-off sessions, May 2019

• Geo Film Festival 2019, Italy

• Humano Film Festival 2019, USA

• Melrose Int'l Film Festival 2019, USA

• International Green Culture Festival "Green Fest" 2019, Serbia

• Indie Visions Film Festival 2019, USA

• S.O.F.A (Shout Out For Animals) Film Festival 2019

• Cyprus 10. Lookout Wild Film Festival, USA

• 49th Roshd International Film Festival 2019, Iran

• Festival Internacional de Cine con Medios Alternativos FICMA 2019, Mexico

• 12th Jaipur International Film Festival 2019, India

• Premio Leggimontagna - Cortomontagna 2019, Italy

• SHORT to the Point 2019, Romania (SEMI FINALIST)

• Impact Forum 2019, USA

• NatureTrack Film Festival, USA

• NexGn International Short Film Festival 2020, India (SEMI FINALIST)

• Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival 2019, India

• Beyond Earth Film Festival (Season 4) 2019, India

• Frames Film Festival 2020, India

• IFF Ekotopfilm - Envirofilm 2020, Slovakia

• Chitra Bharati Film Festival 2020, India

• Shorted.in (Short of the Day - 17 Jan 2020), India

• The BeBop Channel Content Festival 2020, USA

• Model N Movie International Short Film Festival 2019, India

• Chennai International Short Film Festival 2020, India

• Rolling Ideas 2020, Romania (FINALIST)

• The University of Idaho Fish & Wildlife Film Festival 2019, Russia

• Kirloskar Vasundhara Film Festival 2019, India

• Prakriti Documentary Film Festival 2019, India

• 4th Jaipur Film World 2020, India

• Lake View International Film Festival 2020, India

• 13th Filmsaaz 2020, India

• BEYOND Film Festival 2020 Special Climate Change, Germany

• EKOFILM 2020, Prague

• International Short Film Festival of India (ISFFI) 2020, India

• Global Youth Film Festival 2020, Bangladesh

• Zensa Media International Film Festival 2021, Canada (SEMI FINALIST)

• Wildlife Vaasa Festival-International Nature Film Festival 2022, Finland

• Tulum World Environment Film Festival 2022, Mexico

• 38th International Film Festival Agrofilm 2022, Slovakia

• Steve Aronson International Film Festival 2023, Costa Rica

• RTF Realtime International Film Festival 2020, Lagos

• Scrittura e Immagine Short Film Festival 2019, Italy

• SEMANA ¡VIVA EL CINE! (Long Live the Cinema) 2023, Argentina

Direction / Edit / Cinematography: Bidit Roy

Motion Graphics: Bidit Roy, Akshay Kakade

Illustrations: Rahul Satpute

Creative Edit: Sayantan Acharya

Cover Photo: Shivaji Andhale

Key Cast: Amit Godse, Raju Pawar, Pravin Patil

Director's Note

I first crossed paths with Amit Godse during the Jagriti Yatra, a meeting facilitated by my fellow travellers. Amit's unique line of work immediately captured my interest, and a brief Google search unveiled a captivating journey. Inspired by this encounter, I was compelled to encapsulate his story in a short film, shedding light on the lesser-known realm of bees, which became a paramount objective following the Yatra.

Subsequently, an episode of the 'Black Mirror' series, depicting robotic bees pollinating fields, resonated deeply. This ominous glimpse into the future is a grim prospect if current trends continue. The alarming decline of bees, bumblebees, and other pollinators, attributed to escalating pesticide use, has raised red flags. Honey bees, in particular, retain their status as the world's primary food crop pollinators and hold significant economic importance.

This ignited a 14-month production journey, commencing in February 2018. The filming process unfolded sporadically and unexpectedly, reinforcing my realisation that urban India possesses limited awareness concerning the imperative to conserve honey bees.

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