BFS: 20,000 SPECIES OF BEES

Join the BEO for the screening of 20,000 Species of Bees at San Francisco’s Landmark Theater.

ABOUT THE FILM
Eight-year-old Cocó struggles to meet others’ expectations and can’t understand why. Everyone around the child uses the name Aitor, a name that feels foreign to Cocó. Ane, the siblings’ mother will take advantage of the holidays to take her three children to the house where her mother Lita and her aunt Lourdes live, with close ties to beekeeping. This summer that will change their lives will oblige these women from three very different generations to confront their doubts and fears. 

2023, directed by Estibaliz Urresola, 128 minutes, in Euskara, French & Spanish with English subtitles.

MORE INFORMATION
2023 – San Sebastian Internation Film Festival – 71st edition – Awarded the “Sebastiane Award” which is given to the film that best reflects the values and reality of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender people.

About the Directors:

Estibaliz Urresola (Bilbao, Bizkaia. 1984) has written, directed and produced short films including Adri (2013), Los casos gramaticales (2018), Polvo somos (2020), Silver Shell for Best Actress in a Short Film at Málaga Festival, and Cuerdas (Zabaltegi-Tabakalera, 2022), screened at the Semaine de la Critique in Cannes and included in the Kimuak catalogue. She is also director of the documentary Voces de papel (ETB Screenings, 2016). 20.000 especies de abejas / 2,000 Species of Bees, her first feature, competed in Berlin, where it won the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance (Sofía Otero). The movie also landed the Golden Biznaga for Best Spanish Film and the Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actress (Patricia López Arnaiz) at Málaga Festival.