Directed by
Vanessa Weber von Schmoller
Country of Origin
Germany
Submission Date
February 26, 2024
Runtime
51:00
Category
“LET IT BEE” ( Ein Himmel voller Bienen) is a documentary about courage. It is full of ideas, solutions and love for our nature.
It features bold protagonists, often very young people, who protect and help bees in various wonderful ways.
The film illustrates how all of us can protect them, promote biodiversity and thereby turn our own world into a paradise.
Director Biography – Vanessa Weber von Schmoller
Vanessa is a german filmmaker with danish roots, living in Munich. She acquired a Master’s degree in American studies, literature, and media law at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. She was a TV presenter between the age 8-14 on the station Tele5 and later worked as a screenwriter, director and producer for various TV programs, including Galileo (Pro7 Television). In 2016, she started to freelance corporate films, short documentaries and portraits. In 2017 she created the documentary web series “Munich Stories” which portrays change makers, creatives and other inspiring & daring people from Munich www.muenchnergeschichten.com
Her first feature-length documentary „LET IT BEE” (Ein Himmel voller Bienen) is a true passion project born in the pandemic, realized only with a small team and without any film funding. Vanessa hopes this film will raise awareness for the quiet disappearance of wild bees and other species and encourage people to take action.
