Join the Office of Global Engagement this spring for the return of the Global Film Series. The first film we will show is HIVE, the winner of three Sundance Flim Festival awards. Karey Harwood, associate professor of religious studies and women’s and gender studies at NC State, will introduce the film.
HIVE is a searing drama based on the true story of Fahrije (Yllka Gashi), who, like many of the other women in her patriarchal village, has lived with fading hope and burgeoning grief since her husband went missing during the war in Kosovo. In order to provide for her struggling family, she pulls the other widows in her community together to launch a business selling a local food product. Together, they find healing and solace in considering a future without their husbands—but their will to begin living independently is met with hostility.