Israel 2025, 56 min, Hebrew, Hebrew & English subtitles

A swarm of bees found by Grandpa Yishai in 1959 began the Ofir family’s beekeeping tradition. When he is hospitalized, his granddaughter, Adva, begins documenting the family’s occupation. For over a decade, she observes and ponders the family’s deep connection to the bees, nature, and each other. Through the seasons, she experiences uncertainty, anticipation, aging, death, and renewal. This is an intimate love song to the land, agriculture, and Israeli nature, conveyed through the story of one family.

Screening Schedule:
  • Sat 24.05 19:15, Cinematheque 4 Filmmaker Present Purchase
  • Mon 26.05 16:15, Cinematheque 2 Filmmaker Present Purchase
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This is my debut film as a documentarian. I started documenting my family in 2010 and developed the film through the Women Creators Lab of the New Fund for Cinema. As a daughter to an agricultural family, I breathe nature and observe a vanishing world through the lens.

Production: Kobi Azran
Production Company: Solyo Films
Script: Adva Ofir, Tamar Yarom
Editing: Chen Shelach, Ori Derdikman
Cinematography: Adva Ofir, Eyal Refaelov
Research: Adva Ofir

Supporters & Broadcasters: Makor Foundation for Israeli Films, Galil Film Fund