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While working on a short video commissioned by a nature conservancy project, the filmmakers met Hatidze Muratova, a middle-aged woman who ekes out a hardscrabble and solitary existence harvesting honey with ancient, sustainable methods across the craggy mountainous landscape of the former Yugoslav republic while caring for her half-blind and bedridden mother in a modest home without . But Kotevska's main impression of Los Angeles is: "From the tall buildings, I cannot see the stars.". She stated that the movie was too fictionalized to be regarded as a documentary and claimed it was "a bona fide Flahertian re-enacted documentary. Despite his initial success, one of Sam's customers demands more honey than his bees can produce. [23], Set in the context of global warming and the rise of contemporary environmental awareness, numerous critics emphasized the message of sustainability. crafted from more than 400 (!) Scott, the co-chief film critic of The New York Times, named it the No. "[50] Sheena Scott from Forbes shared Sims's sentiments, writing that "it is the moments of intimacy that make this film so unique and beautiful". Hatidze Muratova. In fact, the social worker felt he had made himself too available. And Hatidze Muratova, one of the hamlets last inhabitants and the star of Honeyland, was still waiting for the filmmakers with a smile and a strong coffee. She lives by that simple principle. Now the filmmakers find themselves unable to leave entirely serving as mediators to, and occasionally protagonists in, the local tensions to which they once only bore witness. Added Kotevska, That, for us, made it feel like we [were] watching a new film. If you value what you get from Mother Jones, please join us with a tax-deductible donation today so we can keep on doing the type of journalism 2023 demands. We were tasked to produce a short documentary about the area, built around an environmental topic. But she wasnt shy, and eventually allowed Kotevska and Stefanov to film her. All Rights Reserved. The directors primarily focused on the visual aspects and wanted to portray humanity's balance with the ecosystem through Hatide, and consumerism and resource depletion through her neighbors. Stefanov says that in the traditional communities in that part of the world, regardless of the religion or ethnicity, "there is an unwritten rule that the last-born female child stays with the parents until their death". One of the more unlikely films competing in this weekend's Oscars is a fascinating story about a wild beekeeper in the Balkans. Honeyland was filmed over 100 separate days spread out over three years . But when they met Hatidze a beekeeper who returned half of her honey to the bees who made it, and lived in an abandoned village caring for her ailing, blind mother - they found a dynamic. This approach was followed during the post-production stages and the first six months of the rough cut, which together lasted approximately 12 months. We were very shocked to see this because it was obviously handmade, said Kotevska, and we started asking the locals around who they belonged to, who made them, and why. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Scott from The New York Times praised the directors for "render[ing] the thick complexity of experience with poignant clarity" and called the film "quiet, intimate and intense, but touched with a breath of epic grandeur. Mr. Georgiev and Ms. Muratova visiting her new house in Dorfulija, which is still under construction. [41] A.O. happened upon a pivotal conflict that would alter Hatidze's life: the arrival of a nomadic family of nine who settled nearby with a few hundred cattle and a fierce determination to make a living. Most of the houses were still in ruins, slowly sliding into the undergrowth. But she refused a request to open up her hives, hidden in the crags of a nearby mountain, for fear the heat of the noon sun would harm the honeycombs. ", join us with a tax-deductible donation today. We stuck to our promise and we followed them as unobtrusively as possible for 3 years. This gave us the power of the visual story that we made. France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines. . Ms. Muratova had lost her new house key, so the producer had to find the workman with the spare. They also planned to follow the natural change of the river's flow that takes place every ten years. [56] Money received from the award was used to purchase a new house for Hatide in the nearby village of Dorfulija in Lozovo Municipality, close to her relatives and friends. Guests Expected. It's a poem including history"[19] and listed the film as best pick for 2019. At her old home in Bekirlija, she proudly unveiled her latest bowl of liquid honey. [57] Kotevska and Stefanov also started a campaign titled Donate for the Honeyland Community that sends jars of natural honey to donors of a fund that benefits Hatide and her neighbors. "Everything we've heard from Hatidze refers to bees. When Hatidze went for a dress fitting for the Oscars in the North Macedonian capital Skopje, it took "20 minutes for her to walk 200 metres because so many people wanted to have a selfie with her," Georgiev revealed. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. He takes all the honey from his own hives, but his bees respond to this by attacking Hatidze's hives, leading to their destruction, and a conflict between the human neighbours. Hatidze Muratova, the star of the documentary Honeyland, was given a new house by the producers of the double Oscar nominated movie. She has become a star. Can you pitch in a few bucks to help fund Mother Jones' investigative journalism? Complicating matters: They didnt speak Turkish, the preferred language of the films main subjects both Hatidze and her new neighbors who moved in a few months into the shoot and disrupted her way of life. Description. IndieWire is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Gender shouldn't be the topic of discussion. The film was shot on a shoestring budget, but grossed a little over $1 million, and turned its makers into darlings of the documentary circuit. [9], Honeyland is Tamara Kotevska's and Ljubomir Stefanov's second collaboration on a documentary movie after Lake of Apples (2017). To, co zaczyna si jako serdeczne ssiedzkie stosunki, w tym Hatidze przekazuje swoj wiedz pszczelarsk Husajnowi, sprawy przybieraj obrt, gdy Hussein postanawia nie zwraca uwagi na jeden kluczowy aspekt tej wiedzy, ktry . The images in Honeyland are stunning.The film opens with images of a wide mountainous landscape, through which a tiny figure navigates. 99+ Photos Documentary Drama The last female bee-hunter in Europe must save the bees and return the natural balance in Honeyland, when a family of nomadic beekeepers invade her land and threaten her livelihood. All pictures from Honeyland (directors: Tamara Kotevska and Ljubo Stefanov) are NEON copyright, unless otherwise stated, From World of Warcraft to conducting the Oscars, Ukrainian ministers killed in helicopter crash, Zelensky addresses world leaders after deadly helicopter crash, 15 minutes to defend yourself against death penalty. It was amazing," he said. We dont understand Turkish. Get The Latest IndieWire Alerts And Newsletters Delivered Directly To Your Inbox. [5][6], On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Honeyland has an approval rating of 100% based on 124 reviews, and an average rating of 8.4/10. In one scene, one of the young sons is shown helping a cow give birth, while another boy attempts milking with his father nearby. Moments before leaving, Mr. Sam pulled him aside to ask why he hadnt been in contact so much during the coronavirus lockdown. It is well known that male and female bees fill very different roles, but the film shows everybody doing the same jobs. When matchmakers were coming, you didnt accept any? she asks her mother. And even with her newfound fame, Ms. Muratova said she still remained true to her vocation. Help Mother Jones' reporters dig deep with a tax-deductible donation. BEKIRLIJA, North Macedonia When the producer and two directors of Honeyland returned to the setting of their documentary in North Macedonia for the first time since it earned two Oscar nominations in February, something fundamental had changed. Soon after, her mother dies. The film was initially planned as a short film documenting the region surrounding the river Bregalnica but its area of focus changed when the directors met Hatide. [11][12] The project was also part of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation's program for preservation of North Macedonia's natural resources. They slept in tents and hammocks in front of Hatide's house. Meanwhile, someone had pilfered Ms. Muratovas honey, and she blamed Mr. Sam. In the end we came up with the best possible solution and that's to edit on mute. In the film, Nazife never leaves the house, but her wisdom guides her daughter at the time of crisis. But it has still connected with a worldwide audience through the protagonists' body language, relationships and emotions. The HONEYLAND story began long before humans ever lived in the region, but our narrative starts with its last two remaining inhabitants: Hatidze and her mother Nazife. [37] In the United Kingdom, Honeyland was released by Dogwoof on 13 September 2019,[38] which was followed by a wider release in most European countries the same month. The documentary Honeyland premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, where it was the most awarded film, winning the Grand Jury Prize, Special Jury Award for Impact for Change, and the Special Jury Award for Cinematography in the World Cinema Documentary competition. [36] One mixed review came from Stephen Whitty writing for Screen Daily, who praised the painstaking filming and imagery but said its "commercial future seems limited" and that it "leaves plenty of questions and, occasionally, its audience behind". John Sloss Is More Hopeful About the Sundance Film Market Than You Might Think, The Oscar Race for Best Picture Has Three Frontrunners as Voting Closes Tuesday, How RRR and Glass Onion Are Trying to Hack the Best Picture Oscar Race, Whered the Color Go? The film chronicles the tensions betweenHatidze Muratova, a local beekeeper, and a farmer in the remote hamlet of Bekirlija. Honeyland received its world premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival on 28 January and it has grossed $1,315,037. When the Sam family arrives, she welcomes them with an open heart, and teaches them how to harvest the wild honey. Hatidze lives with her ailing mother in the mountains of Macedonia, making a living cultivating honey using ancient beekeeping traditions. . [10] The movie was originally intended as government-funded documentary short focusing on the Bregalnica river and the preservation of the surrounding region in Lozovo municipality, central North Macedonia. what happened to Hatidze might be easier to understand, because they . Honeyland documents the life of Hatide Muratova, a Macedonian beekeeper of Turkish descent, who lives in the village of Bekirlija in the municipality of Lozovo. [42] In a separate year-end review, Scott and Manohla Dargis of the same newspaper named Honeyland the best film of 2019, and called it "nothing less than a found epic". In an interview with Anadolu Agency, Muratova told her story that begins in a poor rural village in North Macedonia, leading in Oscar nominees. [17][21] The filming technique has elements of direct cinema and cinma vrit. Honeyland has much to say about conserving nature, but its lessons are also about human life and relationships. When the rules are broken, everyone pays the price. Audience ratings certified by ACPM/OJD. The film has already enabled Kotevska and Stefanov to buy Hatidze a house in another village, close to her brother's family. Nominated for two Oscars, Honeyland charted the tensions between a hermitic beekeeper and her disorderly neighbors. In a deserted Macedonian village, Hatidze, a 50-something woman, trudges up a hillside to check her bee colonies nestled in the rocks. Terms of Service apply. After Hollywood, she will head there again in the spring and watch the stars from her little stone hut. And very happy to tell her story and her life to the world.. [65] Following the movie's dual nomination, several other countries started submitting their documentaries for dual categories at the 2021 Oscar awards. Informacje o filmie. "When we came to editing, we spent a week or more just being completely stuck. But we were surprised [by] some of those strong sentences we heard. . Although initially reluctant to participate in the documentary, Hatide agreed to get involved to send a message of sustainable living to the world. 1 movie of 2019. [39] As of July 2021, Honeyland has grossed $815,082 in the US and Canada, and $499,955 in other territories, making a worldwide gross of $1,315,037. Sign in Honeyland chronicles a period of Hatidze's life when her ancient methods of beekeeping came up against, and conflicted with, those of a newcomer to her remote home region. Mr. Sam wanted its water for his cows, while Ms. Muratova said it was only for human use. Honeyland's central character, Hatidze Muratowa, a traditional beekeeper in rural Macedonia is one such. Given her exceptionally poor living conditions in the nearly deserted hamlet of Bekirlija, Hatidze would often say that her main wish, out of her newfound fame, is to move to a better house in the near-by village of Dorfulija which offers far better living standards. The place is the Republic of North Macedonia, known simply as "Macedonia" until last year when the name was changed to resolve a long-running dispute with the Greeks. Tamara Kotevska . Then there was a legal battle over an incident that predated the film, in which Ms. Muratova was attacked by Mr. Sams dogs. When we first meet Hatidze, she is ascending. Kotevska says they were struck by how similar Hatidze was to a worker bee and how her mother resembled the queen bee. Directors Tamara Kotevska, Ljubomir Stefanov Starring Hatidze Muratova, Nazife Muratova, Hussein Sam Genres Drama, Documentary, Special Interest Subtitles None available And then we started editing on mute just the visual narrative, Stefanov explained. Both members of North Macedonias Turkish minority, Ms. Muratova, 56, and Mr. Sam, 70, have similar roots in rural poverty, but markedly different approaches to life. From the start, Georgiev said they were very aware about their responsibilities to their subjects and the eco-system -- both natural and human -- that they come from. So she was very happy to participate in this. And then she said that this is something she was thinking of a lot how to find a way to tell her story to the world. [54] She also criticized the alleged romanticization and exploitation of the austere conditions of Hatides circumstance for the political message on sustainability, defining it a "morality tale about environmentalism and sustainability that borders on preaching.". Hatidze Muratova, a Macedonian beekeeper who's at the heart of the film "Honeyland.". Life is not an infinite process it has phases, he said. Serenading them with a secret chant, she gently manoeuvres the honeycomb without netting or gloves. And by all accounts, she is quite happy, according to filmmakers Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov. (Her last name, Muratova, is seen in the end credits.) But it's a message which is in danger of being lost in the modern world. When an unruly family moves in next door, what at first seems like a balm for her solitude becomes a source of tension as they, too, want to practice beekeeping, while disregarding her advice. The . She hikes along a mountain ridge, prying a small, flat slab from the. We spotted Hatidze in the very beginning and just started shooting her. While translators worked to interpret the Macedonian dialect of Turkish the subjects spoke, Stefanov and Kotevska stitched a visual narrative that made sense and once the translations were added, they were surprised at what they found. She has survived for more than 50 years in the ruins of an abandoned village with no electricity or indoor plumbing, eking out her existence by journeying to the closest city to trade the honey for medicine and fruit. 'Honeyland' is a pretty sweet documentary about a woman and her bees | Movie review Like many a good documentary, Honeyland takes us to a faraway land and culture in a way that reveals what is distinctive and what is universal about people. Nature filmmaking that focuses only on the environment can feel a little dry, while so-called human-interest storytelling can be cloying; Honeyland succeeds by combining the two. Agence France-presse / February 6, 2020 Deep within the Balkans, Hatidze Muratova is the last in a long line of Macedonian wild beekeepers. Using prize money won by the film, he and his colleagues had found her a new house in Dorfulija, a larger and wealthier village about half an hours drive away. Hatidze spent her time caring for both her bees and her mother, and with no spouse or children of her own, took some of the neighbor kids under her wing. In the film, she develops a special bond with one of the Sam boys. She will be the only Turkish-Macedonian peasant in the starry audience at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. [11] The directors decided to collaborate with Foltin on the movie's score because they deemed Foltin original and capable of creating music specifically tailored for the documentary. She now divides her time between the two villages. [40] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the film received an average score of 86 based on 26 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Honeyland focuses on Hatidze Muratova, a beekeeper from the Macedonian village of Bekirlija, and her traditional, environmental-friendly practices to sell the honey that she gathers from her bees. [25], The film's score was composed and performed by the Macedonian band Foltin under the musical supervision of Rana Eid from the production company DB Studios in Beirut, Lebanon. But it is also kind of a payback, Mr. Georgiev said. However, Hussein, the father of the family, wants to harvest honey on a larger scale and for more profit. We are filmmakers, not social workers.. But Hatidze was longing for her own family. Hatidze Muratova, the star of the two Oscar nominated documentary movie Honeyland, is preparing for her trip to Hollywood. Georgiev realised they had something way beyond a morality tale about capitalism on their hands. The surprise hit at Sundance, where it won three awards, including the World Cinema Documentary Grand Prize, Honeyland is a visually stunning human portrait that has something sweet for everyone. Hatidze Muratova in "Honeyland." (Neon) But "Honeyland" is not a fictional story about a good woman and an evil man; Hussein Sam's a desperate mannine mouths to feed is a massive . It also made Ms. Muratova perhaps the worlds most famous beekeeper. The documentary's success is even more remarkable because it started almost accidentally. The documentary received numerous awards and nominations at film festivals, including three awards at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and two nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards in the categories for Best International Feature Film and Best Documentary Feature . [19] Michael O'Sullivan from The Washington Post also found a prominent, cautionary message about the consequences of disrupting the universe's equilibrium. Those with more knowledge than I have of beekeeping may appreciate the details better, but the extra hardships that come to . Listen on Apple Podcasts. [14], The documentary uses fly on the wall style;[22] it does not use any voice-overs and subjects filmed do not look directly at the camera, which gives it an "invisible" quality. In a simpler world, Mr. Georgiev, Mr. Stefanov and his co-director, Tamara Kotevska, would be basking in their newfound success, and focusing on new projects. Honeyland is the first film to compete for both the best documentary award and best international feature film. She has become a star. Now it has become the first film ever to get Oscar nominations for both best documentary and best foreign language movie, Hatidze has become a full-blown celebrity who gets stopped in the street by Hollywood stars. Its distributor Neon gave it a theatrical release in the United States, opening on 26 July 2019. Her story is featured in "Honeyland," the first film ever to be nominated at the Oscars for both best documentary and best foreign language movie. The roof still needs some work, but the inside is mostly done. When an unruly family moves in next door, what at first seems like a balm for her solitude becomes a source of tension as they, too, want to practice beekeeping, while disregarding her advice. The filmmakers spent three years with Hatidze. Indeed, the contrast could not be more stark to Hatidze's solitary life in Bekirlija, where she tends her hives of wild bees, only ever taking half the honey so the bees would always have their due. 9 of 216. Honeyland began as a government-funded environmental short exploring conservation, biodiversity . This led them to Hatidze Muratova, one of Europe's last wild beekeepers, who uses ancient methods passed down through the generations for harvesting wild honey. Honeyland is the first documentary to receive a nomination in both categories in the history of the Oscars. Hatidze Muratova, the protagonist of "Honeyland. Can you pitch in a few bucks to help fund Mother Jones' investigative journalism? But in relative terms, the period depicted in the film proved to be a rare period of calm in a conflict that had begun long before filming started, and which has escalated since it finished. Given her exceptionally poor living conditions in the nearly deserted hamlet of Bekirlija, Hatidze would often say that her main wish, out of her newfound fame, is to move to a better house in the near-by village of Dorfulija which offers far better living standards. "The love that she was keeping for a family of her own, that never came true, eventually went to the bees," says Kotevska. Hatidze, star of the Oscar nominated Honeyland movie, gets a new house. jQuery(document).ready(function(){prx("https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2Fbite-podcast&ge=gid%3A%2F%2Fart19-episode-locator%2FV0%2F_uYi-ThU9eQ57xy7hFwuLPL1rVvIRn7uZxGyUXEW1Jg", "prx-3", "embed")});Listen to the latest episode of Bite: Subscribe using Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. Mr. Sam has a more haphazard way with his cows, viewing them almost as antagonists. "honeyland," directed by tamara kotevska and ljubomir stefanov, is set in macedonia and follows the life of the region's last nomadic beekeeper hatide muratova, much of the film tracks the. We are now very trained to see the stories that are created visually.". "The Sam family that comes later are the other group of bees who are attacking the previous group of bees, which is Hatidze and her family. [14] Upon arriving at the location, the film crew was introduced to Hatide. The IDA Documentary Screening Series brings some of the years most acclaimed documentary films to the IDA community and members of industry guilds and organizations. Hatidze Muratova in Honeyland (2019) People Hatidze Muratova. 7,8. When Hatidze went for a dress fitting for the Oscars in the North Macedonian capital Skopje, it took "20 minutes for her to walk 200 metres because so many people wanted to have a selfie with. "This was the most valuable lesson for us as the authors of the future films. Watch out at the Oscars on Sunday for Hatidze Muratova. When the filmmakers first met her, she was singing, Kotevska recalled when I interviewed her and Stefanov last week. So all the scenes with the dialogue, particularly, we didnt know whats going on there. This leads to Sam's colonies attacking Hatide's during the resource-scarce winter. [49], David Sims of The Atlantic called Honeyland "a rare nature documentary that's deeply personal". 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