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One Minute - One Story: To Bee, or Not to Be

"To Bee or Not to Be" is a 60-second tribute to - the bee! Filmed in extreme close-ups only, and showing these small species at work - somewhere in Eastern Europe, the micro-documentary calls for our attention and action, in order to save the nature and our own existence.

  • B. R. Tatalovic
    Director
  • Kurt Broz
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    documentary, nature
  • Runtime:
    1 minute
  • Completion Date:
    October 1, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Serbia
  • Shooting Format:
    HDDV/4k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - B. R. Tatalovic

B. R. Tatalovic, Serb-American motion picture artist and media educator. Immigrated to the United States from Yugoslavia in 1988 (as 22-year old). In his 20s and 30s worked as: union steelworker (USWA), milling machinist, VHS rental clerk, and home repairs "handy man". Known today (or, since early 2000s) as: multimedia artist, screenwriter, and film producer/director/actor. His accolades include: independent film producing awards, regional congressional awards for small business startup, Emmy-Foundation award from Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) for producing, as well as multiple festival awards for film/video directing and screenwriting. Exhibited worldwide: over 50 international film festivals and conventions, including special screenings at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA, 2017), and Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA, 2005). Tatalovic's directorial work includes several short films, music/concert segment and features, one documentary film, and two narrative fiction feature-length films (distributed internationally). He's also an accomplished screen actor, with several lead/supporting roles in American independent films. Tatalovic holds an MFA degree in Film and TV Producing from Chapman University's Dodge Conservatory (Hayde Scholar). Since 2009, he teaches film and media studies at Cuyahoga Community College (tenured faculty), and he's a proud member of American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS).

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Director Statement

As someone who's equally passionate about photography and our environment, I decided to put my 300mm lens on an old tripod and stand for hours in the field of my parents' rural property in Serbia - in front of a tall beautiful sunflower! And they would land, work, play... The bees are still fighting, despite an ongoing wave of environmental destruction that could affect all of us. This is my tribute to - the bees!