The Green Sanctuary film series will screen Queen of the Sun: What are the
Bees Telling Us at the Tree of
Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5603 Bull Valley Road in McHenry
on Friday, March 24 at 7 pm.
Queen
of the Sun: What are the Bees Telling Us
is a profound, alternative look at
the global bee crisis from Taggart Siegel, director of the acclaimed documentary
The
Real Dirt on Farmer John. It takes a journey through the catastrophic
disappearance of bees and the mysterious world of the beehive and weaves the
engaging and ultimately uplifting and dramatic story of the heartfelt struggles of beekeepers, scientists, and
philosophers from around the world including Michael Pollan, Gunther Hauk, and Vandana
Shiva to save the endangered
pollinators. It reveals both the
problems and the solutions in renewing a culture in balance with nature.
Dancing with bees from Queen of the Sun. |
The winner of a dozen film festival
awards, the film was greeted by ecstatic
reviews. “A remarkable documentary
that’s also one of the most beautiful nature films I’ve seen,” wrote the late Roger Ebert. “Revelatory…Siegel buzzes around the globe
and deep into the hive… Honey has never looked so delicious. Or so precious,”
added Jeannette Catsoulis in The
New York Times.
Following the screening Harvard beekeeper Doug Hawthorne and Bill
Warzecha, owner of Natives Haven
wildflower nursery will help facilitate
an open discussion.
Tree of Life is a recognized UUA Green Sanctuary congregation. |
The Green Sanctuary Committee
represents the environmental ministry
of Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation and combines education, stewardship,
and activism. Its name
comes from the Green Sanctuary
certification that the Congregation has earned for its commitment to
environmental justice from the Unitarian
Universalist Association (UUA).
The evening is free and open to the public.
For further information contact Andy Myers at andrea-g-myers@hotmail.com
or Marcia Johnson at marcia.johnson1966@gmail.com .
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