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Director
Carter Gunn, Ross McDonnell
Credits
Producers: Morgan Bushe, Macdara Kelleher
Category
Documentary
Carter Gunn and Ross McDonnell’s documentary struck a chord with audiences across the globe, detailing a dire crisis facing the world’s beekeepers and its potentially catastrophic repercussions. Simply put, their bees are dying, and nobody can quite figure why: without the pollination they provide, agricultural life as we know it will disappear. It’s a vivid thesis, presented through the eyes of the characters on the frontline, most notably the Seppis, a Christian beekeeping family. The dynamic between the two co-directors works beautifully: McDonnell, a renowned photographer, conjures any number of stunning images, while seasoned editor Gunn gives the narrative a cracking pace. Like all great documentaries, Colony makes an unlikely subject utterly compelling, all the while illuminating urgent environmental issues.
85 minutes, Ireland, 2009, Colour
BLUE MOON 14.00, 20.50
BUGONIA 15.50 (35mm)
DIE MY LOVE 20.30
HORSESHOE 16.00, 18.30 (+ Q&A)
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT 13.30, 18.10
L’ATALANTE 16.10
PILLION 13.40, 20.40
SUNSET BOULEVARD (75th ANNIVERSARY RE-RELEASE) 18.20
The IFI is supported by The Arts Council