Detroit Hives

2018 | USA | 5 min.

Showing In

Great Lakes, Great Shorts
Central High School Auditorium Sat, Aug 3, 2019 12:00 PM
Featuring films made in Michigan or made by Michiganders, this program gives us an opportunity to see our state through different eyes and highlights the experiences of those living around us. Discover Detroit’s surging street art and graffiti movement in Painting the Town - the Street Art of Detroit. In Detroit Hives, a young couple from East Detroit are working hard to bring diversity to the field of beekeeping by teaching their trade to fellow Detroit natives. Travel over to Lansing to learn about the world's first automobile manufacturing plant in RE Olds and the First Auto City. Famous in Michigan is a narrative short about an aging painter who has one last chance to make it big. The Sinkhole explores one man's experience in immigration detention. Birds of Detroit is an abstract look at some of the most beautiful wildlife in Detroit. Mrs. Saltzman Goes To Jail tells the absurd story of a grandma who was arrested in 2018 for marijuana possession because her medical marijuana card e
Film Info
Section:Short Films
Release Year:2018
Runtime:5 min.
Production Country:USA
Original Language:English
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Palmer Morse

Description

Detroit Hives follows Tim Paule and Nicole Lindsey, a young couple from East Detroit, who are working hard to bring diversity to the field of beekeeping and create opportunities for young Detroit natives to overcome adversity. It is estimated that Detroit has with well over 90,000 empty housing lots to date. In an effort to address this issue, Tim and Nicole have been purchasing vacant lots and converting them into bee farms. Detroit Hives explores the importance of bringing diversity to beekeeping and rebuilding inner-city communities one hive at a time.