Your lunch is disappearing and no one's talking about the suspects.
The future of our food resources depends on one small insect - the western honey bee, or Apis mellifera. Indeed, it is the most important agricultural pollinator on our planet, given that one third of our food supply depends directly on pollination from bees. This documentary tells the story of a worldwide ecological disaster that has been waiting to happen for several generations.
Direction
Turns bees into tragic protagonists you actually root for.
Cinematography
Macro shots that make pollen look like cosmic dust.
Director
Mark Daniels
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Colony Collapse Disorder peaked in 2006-2007, with some U.S. beekeepers losing 90% of hives. The term 'CCD' was coined specifically because bees were vanishing without bodies left behind.
This film predates the 2018 EU neonicotinoid ban by eight years—making it either prescient or deeply frustrating depending on your optimism levels.
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