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7th(2022)



Summer of Bees

Ida-Maria Olva

  • Finland
  • 2021
  • Asian
  • 23min
  • color
  • ÇȼÇ

On a particularly hot summer, Eedi, suffering from eco-anxiety, decides to quit their studies and start beekeeping. Eedi gets reluctant help from their mother Anne who, rather than fearing for the future, is scared of every single little bee. Soon enough they notice that saving the bees is not an easy job.​

Director

  • Ida-Maria OlvaIda-Maria Olva

    Ida-Maria Olva is a director, scriptwriter, musician and a beekeeper based in Tampere, Finland. Olva¡¯s previous films Afloat(2016) and Orchard Road(2014) have competed in various festivals around Europe. Right now Olva is interested in auto- and docufiction, minimalistic films and comedy.​

Credit

  • ProducerNora Kuusisto, Anniina Leppänen
  • Cast Heli Hyttinen, Irina Pulkka, Jarmo Perälä, Miia Selin, Ilkka A. Jokinen
  • Screenwriter Marjo Airisniemi
  • Cinematography Heini Mäntylä
  • Editor Antti Tuomikoski
  • Music Emil Sana
  • Sound Samuli Ala-Lahti