Age Group:
Adults- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration will open on August 14, 2025 @ 6:00pm.
- This event is for registrants age 18 to Over 18.
Program Description
Event Details
Join our Documentary Club! Just like a regular book club, members will watch the documentary beforehand and then meet at the library to discuss the documentary. All of the documentaries are available on one of the library's digital resources.
During our September meeting we will be discussing the documentary More than Honey. Oscar-nominated director Markus Imhoof (The Boat is Full) tackles the vexing issue of why bees, worldwide, are facing extinction. With the tenacity of a man out to solve a world-class mystery, he investigates this global phenomenon, from California to Switzerland, China and Australia. Exquisite macro-photography of the bees (reminiscent of Microcosmos) in flight and in their hives reveals a fascinating, complex world in crisis.
Writes Eric Kohn in Indiewire: "Imhoof captures the breeding of queen bees in minute detail, ventures to a laboratory to witness a bee brainscan, and discovers the dangerous prospects of a hive facing the infection of mites. In this latter case, the camera's magnifying power renders the infection in sci-fi terms, as if we've stumbled into a discarded scene from David Cronenberg's The Fly." This is a strange and strangely moving film that raises questions of species survival in cosmic as well as apiary terms.
This documentary is available through the following library digital resource: Hoopla
If you need help setting up your Hoopla or Kanopy account or checking out the documentary, please feel free to reach out to Alex (alex@mfplibrary.org).
By registering for this program, you will also be signed up for all future meeting dates this year and will receive a reminder the day before each gathering. You do not need to attend each month, but this way you will get reminders about the group!
Disclaimer(s)
Registration Required
Registration for this event is required.
Accessibility
The library makes every effort to ensure a welcoming and accessible environment. We can provide accommodations for people with disabilities or food allergies at library events. Please contact programs@mfplibrary.org at least seven days before the event to request accommodations.
Age Guidelines
Successful library programs are designed with age in mind. Please note this program’s age guidelines will be enforced for all active participants.