Mail Order Queens (2024)
MAIL ORDER QUEENS (2024)
Natural History / Science / Documentary
LOGLINE
Logline
Beekeeping is beautiful, but it’s broken. The extraordinary tale of why and what might be done to fix it began a century ago with a tragic bee epidemic, a Benedictine monk and a lifetime’s obsession that changed our relationship with the honey bee, forever.
Beekeeping is beautiful, but it’s broken. The extraordinary tale of why and what might be done to fix it began a century ago with a tragic bee epidemic, a Benedictine monk and a lifetime’s obsession that changed our relationship with the honey bee, forever.
Duration
Duration
25'
CREW
CREW
CREW
Writer / Director / Producer / Camera: Luke Purdye
Writer / Director / Producer / Camera: Luke Purdye
Editor: Tanya Singh
Editor: Tanya Singh
Sound Designer: Lucas Lehmann
Sound Designer: Lucas Lehmann
Composer: Niklas Sandahl
Composer: Niklas Sandahl
Additional Music: Charli Mackie
Additional Music: Charli Mackie
Production Manager: Olivia Song
Production Manager: Olivia Song
Colourist: Ivan Michael
Colourist: Ivan Michael
Voiceover Artist: Anna Savva
Voiceover Artist: Anna Savva
Location Sound: Emily Compton, Lawrence Gartshore & Roscoe Gibson-Denney
Location Sound: Emily Compton, Lawrence Gartshore & Roscoe Gibson-Denney
Shoot Assistants: Helen Lambert, Sai Praneeth Seethammagari & Sam Finney
Shoot Assistants: Helen Lambert, Sai Praneeth Seethammagari & Sam Finney
Archive Researcher: Athena Vlachos
Archive Researcher: Athena Vlachos
AWARDS
Student Academy Awards Finalist 2024 - Documentary Category
Student Academy Awards Finalist 2024 - Documentary Category
Grierson British Documentary Awards 2024 - Shortlist 'Best Student Documentary'
Ménigoute International Ornithological Film Festival 2024 - Official Selection
Green Screen International Wildilfe Film Festival 2024 - 'Best Newcomer' Nominee
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LONDON, UK
All content © Luke Purdye 2025
Director photographer
All content © Luke Purdye 2025
All content © Luke Purdye 2025
Natural History / Science / Documentary