The Mystery of the Disappearance of Bees
Saturday 09th October 2010 from 15h30 to 17h30
Salle 2 / Grand Amphithéâtre
- Directed by
- Mark Daniels
- Written by
- Mark Daniels et Jane Weiner
- Produced by
- Telfrance, Galafilm Productions, ARTE France
Documentary, France, Canada, 2010, 89 min
Competition Grand jury
Investigation of a global ecological disaster that could jeopardize the entiere humanity... Today, one third of our food is directly depending on the bee, the most important agricultural pollinator of our planet. However, the last years, millions of bees have been mysteriously disappearing. Why? Will we be able to cope with this foretold disaster? The efficient and rigorous investigation by Mark Daniels took 18 months of filming and managed to clear a problem with complex issues. In fields where bees, behind the microscope or with a Scottish philosopher beekeeper, his camera goes around a planet, which doubts and questions...
Debate with :
- Mark Daniels, director
- Christine Le Goff, Producer at Zed
- Bernard E. Vaissière, researcher, pollination & bees ecology team
Know more
- Mini-site dedicated to the film on ARTE website (in french).