The photography in this documentary about bees is outstanding. The narrator is a third generation Swiss beekeeper. The film explores reasons for the decline of bees across the world, as well as some of the things beekeepers are doing in an attempt to save them.

Velcro Ripper has quite a reputation for his documentaries but I hadn’t seen any of them. The one covers a number of peaceful revolutions around the world, with a main focus on the Occupy Wall Street movement.

Saul Holiff, the filmmaker’s father, was Johnny Cash’s agent during the 60s and 70s. Saul and his son, Jonathan, didn’t have a close relationship. When Saul dies Jonathan hopes his father left him something that might explain their troubled relationship. What he finds instead is a storage locker full of audio tapes, letters and memorabilia from Cash’s and Holiff’s time together. This documentary is a compilation of the material he found.

This is a lovely documentary about Bob and Velda from Denman Island. After farming for more than 20 years Bob and Velda have slipped into a happy retirement. Bob builds a small boat from a cedar log he found on the beach, while Velda pursues her passion for painting.

Bob, Velda and the film maker were expected for the screening but, thanks to BC Ferries, they were stuck in Comox and unable to cross. Perhaps Bob should have brought his own boat!