Documentary

The Magic Trees of Assam

Director:

Paul Reddish

Screenplay:

Paul Reddish

Producer:

Dieter Pochlatko

Cinematography:

Wolfgang Thaler, Ian McCarthy, Martin Saunders
  • A Universum documentary
  • 50 min.
  • Participating television broadcasters: ORF, BBC, ZDF

 

The Indian federal state of Assam is home to the giant honey bee that builds enormous hives in trees.

On behalf of  Universum and with the aid of extreme recording methods Paul Reddish observed one of these magic trees on which more than one hundred of these bee hives hang.

facts

Production Manager:

Wolfgang Knöpfler

Original Music:

Kurt Adametz

Film Editing:

Martin Biribauer

Sound Engineer:

Joe Knauer

Shooting Period:

February 4, 1998 - March 31, 1999

Completion Date:

April 28, 1999

First Screening:

November 9, 1999, 20:15: ORF 2

locations

  • Assam, Indien

awards

Berg und Abenteuer Filmfestival Graz
November 13, 1999