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Kino even takes a brief trip to China, where labor- Editorial Assistant: Chris Pitman Lorber. ers painstakingly pollinate trees by hand, before concluding in Western Australia Graphic Designer: Carol Kaufman S w i s s d i r e c t o r Markus Imhoof’s More with his biologist son-in-law, who is raising Marketing Director: Anne Williams Than Honey—centering on the mysterious healthier bees that could be instrumental disappearance of the honeybee worldwide— in stemming the tide of colony collapse Contributing Writers takes an intimate and artistic approach to disorder, which—to Imhoof—seems to be the subject, offering close-up views on the more of a multi-faceted problem involving Kathleen C. Fennessy, Reviewer, a variety of harmful factors. Peter Scherer’s Amazon.com world of the hive (the film is Switzerland’s official Academy Award submission). Imhoof string-based score adds to the elegiac tone, Erika Gieschen, Teacher, Norwalk-La Mirada starts by profiling Fred Jaggi, an alpine man while actor John Hurt serves as narrator (the Unified School District of Los Angeles County who feels no need for protective gear (“I’m original German version is also included Sam Graham, Reviewer, Amazon.com not a sissy”). Although his family’s cannery here). Extras include an interview with Susan Granger, SSG Syndicate business once revolved around fruits and Imhoof, behind-the-scenes featurettes, Donald Liebenson, Reviewer, vegetables, today it’s all about bees and deleted scenes, and a photo gallery. Boast- Entertainment Weekly, Amazon.com honey. As Jaggi notes, “they fed our family,” ing exquisite macro-cinematography by Stephen Rees, Librarian, Bucks Co. Free and beekeeping seems to suit him fine until Jörg Jeshel that takes viewers down to the Library, Levittown, PA the queen makes a move that devastates his microscopic level inside the world of bees, Frank Swietek, Associate Professor colonies (fortunately, breeders can create this is a gorgeous-looking and thought- of History, University of Dallas, TX more queens, allowing Jaggi to start all over provoking documentary—with a cover again). From there, Imhoof turns his atten- quote from Albert Einstein that reminds us: Additional Contributors: tion to a migratory beekeeper who travels “if bees were to disappear from the globe, through North Carolina, California, and mankind would only have four years left Sean Axmaker Washington state, helping farmers pollinate to live.” Highly recommended. Aud: C, P. Carson Block fruit and nut crops. And viewers also meet (K. 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