Mail Order Queens (2024)

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'

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CREW

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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

Grierson British Documentary Awards 2024 - Shortlist 'Best Student Documentary'

Sunchild International Film Festival 2025 - Winner 'Best Short FIlm/Documentary'

GIFF.Docu 2025 - Longlist 'Documentary Short'

Nottingham Film Festival 2025 - Official Selection

Ménigoute International Ornithological Film Festival 2024 - Official Selection

Mansfield Town Film Festival 2025 - Documentary Short

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