Host a Screening of To Be With The Bees
Host a meaningful event that connects, informs,
and inspires…
Bring people together for a film that raise awareness and spark meaningful conversations about the future of the earth and bees
What is To Be With The Bees?
A 90-minute immersive documentary that explores bees, natural beekeeping, and biodiversity — and invites us to rethink our relationship with the living world.
Hopeful, sensitive, and visually powerful, it opens meaningful conversations beyond honey production, toward preservation.
By Perrine Bertrand & Yan Grill (OKO ZA OKO Studio).
The challenges are global —
but the responses can be local, practical, and deeply human.
A screening is more than a projection. It’s a moment of community, learning, and momentum:
Create connection: people meet, share, and feel less alone
Open minds, create the debate: the film brings new perspectives in a respectful way
Inspire action: your event can become a starting point for local change
Emergency is real, many people are acting
The biodiversity collapse is happening now — and bees are on the front line.
Many of us feel the urgency, but also the weight of it.
This film turns that urgency into a shared experience that can spark real conversations, real transformations — and real action.
If you’re part of a natural beekeeping community, a nature preservation group, or simply a person who cares deeply…
Whether you're a citizen, a community group, a festival, a farm, a company, a NGO, an eco-collective, part of a school— you can host a screening followed by a discussion or debate.
Invite your community, your clients, citizens, farmers, beekeepers, nature lovers, gardeners… and organise a warm event around the screening.
Download the free Host Guide to get a clear, stress-free plan — and when you’re ready, book your screening license to receive private access to the film (Vimeo link + password) and the screening agreement.
Why this film works as an event
A film creates something unique: a shared experience that helps people
feel, understand, and move — together.
To Be With The Bees helps communities:
See differently: beyond production → on the side of bees and biodiversity
Feel less alone: meet others who care, locally
Open a respectful conversation (even with different views)
Leave with concrete paths to act — individually and collectively
If you’re thinking: “I’d love to host… but I don’t know how.”
You’re exactly the person this is for.
We made a simple Host Guide to remove the stress and help you host your first screening with confidence — even if you’re organizing it on your own.
Ready to host?
Book the one-time community screening license (120 EUR) via HelloAsso.
You’ll receive:
Private screening access (Vimeo link + password)
The screening agreement/terms
Support by email if needed
Who We Are ?
We’re Perrine Bertrand and Yan Grill —french independent filmmakers from OKO ZA OKO Studio based in South West of France.
We chose to produce and distribute To Be With The Bees directly, without a traditional distributor. That choice keeps the film independent and aligned with its values — but it also means we rely on a wide community of people who share our enthusiasm for bees, biodiversity, and the living world.
Every community screening helps the film travel further, reach new audiences, and create real moments of connection and transformation — exactly where it matters most: locally.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes. If the screening is outside your private family circle (association, school, public venue, company event…), it counts as a public/community screening and requires permission from the rights holders.
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The one-time community screening license is 120 EUR.
Hosting a public screening is different from private viewing. The fee covers the screening licence and supports the independent creation and distribution of the film. We keep it as accessible as possible, while ensuring the work behind the film is properly valued.
For public/community screenings, licensing fees are often significantly higher (commonly several hundred euros/dollars or more, depending on the film, venue, and audience). We intentionally keep this fee much lower than usual so local associations, small venues, and first-time organizers can make it happen.
As an independent, non-profit film team, this fee helps cover essential distribution costs (hosting, website, vimeo professional subscription, admin/support) and supports the film’s outreach so it can reach more communities.
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You receive private screening access (Vimeo link + password), plus the screening agreement/terms, and you can email us anytime if you need support.
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Most organizers cover it easily with one of these:
a donation jar / pay-what-you-can
a small ticket price
a partner sponsor (eco-shop, farm, local business, municipality)
The guide includes simple examples to make this easy.
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A meaningful screening can happen with 10–20 people. Start small. The goal is not “a perfect event” — it’s a real moment that opens perspectives and creates momentum.
Most screenings welcome around 40–80 people, and some reach up to 120 when included in a larger event such as a festival.
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You don’t need cinema-level equipment. The essentials are: clear sound + a visible screen.
The guide includes a 15-minute test so you can check everything in advance. -
Yes. Many organizers do. You can also do “pay what you can” — both work well.
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Yes — and we love that. Please contact us for a tailored option.
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Yes, absolutely.
Before organizing a screening, you may want to make sure the documentary truly matches your vision and sensitivity around bees. You can watch it now by clicking here.For just €5, you get 48 hours access to the film — an easy way to discover it at your own pace and see whether it feels right for you and your community before going further.