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Mail Order Queens (2024)
MAIL ORDER QUEENS (2024)
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 will change 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 will change 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 will change our relationship with the honey bee, forever.
25 MINS
25 MINS
Student Academy Awards Finalist 2024 - Documentary Category
Student Academy Awards Finalist 2024 - Documentary Category
Grierson British Documentary Awards 2024 - SHORTLIST 'Best Student Documentary'
Grierson British Documentary Awards 2024 - SHORTLIST 'Best Student Documentary'
Ménigoute International Ornithological Film Festival 2024 - official selection
Ménigoute International Ornithological Film Festival 2024 - official selection
GREEN SCREEN International Wildilfe Film Festival 2024 - 'best newcomer' nominee
GREEN SCREEN International Wildilfe Film Festival 2024 - 'best newcomer' nominee
Writer / Director / Producer / Cinematographer: Luke Purdye
Writer / Director / Producer / Cinematographer: 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-DenneyRE & ROSCOE GIBSON-DENNEY
Location Sound: Emily Compton, Lawrence Gartshore & Roscoe Gibson-DenneyRE & 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
























SHOOTING PRODUCER DIRECTOR
LONDON, UK
All content © Luke Purdye 2025
SHOOTING PRODUCER DIRECTOR
All content © Luke Purdye 2025
All content © Luke Purdye 2025