Doha Film Institute
Hilal Short Film Programme (Schools)
Hilal Short Film Programme
Carried along by the crescent in their teenage years, soon-to-be adults will find films in this section that trigger new thoughts and ideas, and that encourage their self-expression. Hilal films are suitable for audiences 13 years of age and older.
Pien suffers from bone cancer – and also happens to be the youngest beekeeper in the Netherlands. This gentle documentary celebrates her bravery and compassion.
When the ongoing depletion of the world’s bee population through illness and pesticides, which threatens human life on Earth, came to young Pien’s attention, she decided she had to do something – so she became the youngest beekeeper in the Netherlands. At the same time, Pien is being treated for bone cancer, which at times keeps her from increasing her bee colony. This gentle documentary is a tribute to one young woman’s passion, bravery and selfless compassion.

Credits

Director
Ellen Vloet
Producer
Renko Douze, Hasse van Nunen
Cinematographer
Roel van 't Hoff
Editor
Katarina Turler
Production Company
Een van de jongens
Sales Company
Een van de jongens
Music
Benny Sings

About the Director

Ellen Vloet
Ellen Vloet was born in the Netherlands in 1982 and completed film studies at the University of Amsterdam and at Hofstra University in New York. In 2012, she directed her first documentary ‘Florentijn Hofman: Larger Than Life’, about the sculptor. The film had its premiere in 2013 at the Dutch Film Festival and was broadcast in the Netherlands and Belgium. ‘Pien, Queen of the Bees’ is her third sh