Documentary Screening and Discussion - Maya Land: Listening to the Bees (2022, 50 min.)
Feb 2024
29
11:30 am - 2:00 pm
Prof. Marilén Loyola and her LNAM/SOAN/GSWS 241: Gender and Territory in Latin America students invite all faculty, staff, and students to join us in the screening of the award-winning documentary Maya Land: Listening to the Bees (2022, 50 min.)
The screening will be followed by a Q&A conversation with the film's director/screenwriter/producer, Kata Beilin, Ph.D., Professor of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This event will take place in Lillard 040 and 044. Please consult https://www.mayalandlisteningtothebees.com/ for more information about the film and see below for event details:
Documentary Screening and Discussion: MAYA LAND: LISTENING TO THE BEES, with director/producer/screenwriter, Kata Beilin, Ph.D.
* 11:30 a.m.-11:55 a.m. (Lillard 040 Lounge) - Meet & Greet with Kata Beilin (Snacks available)
* 12 p.m.-12:50p.m. (Lillard 044) - Screening of Maya Land: Listening to the Bees (2022, 50 min.)
* 12:50 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (Lillard 044) - Q&A Conversation with director/producer/screenwriter Kata Beilin, led by LNAM/SOAN/GSWS 241 students.
* 1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. (Lillard 040 Lounge) - Reception with Kata Beilin (Appetizers available)
Maya Land: Listening to the Bees is a story about the environmental conflict between GM soy growers and Maya Beekeepers in the Yucatán Península of Mexico. It reflects on what the environment and economy could look like if bee health were considered a criterion of sustainable development. The film explores the pre-colonial and ongoing relationship between the Maya people and their environment, in particular the milpa agricultural system (and its main crop, maize), sacred sinkholes (called cenotes), and sacred stingless bees, the Melipona.
On Campus Accessibility Accommodations:
Contact Kirsten Schramm at 847-735-5167 or kschramm@lakeforest.edu at least 72 hours in advance.
