Hymn from the Hive
A reflection on migration and identity through the lives of a European ethnic minority. Thirty years after their parents emigrated from Transylvania the young Transylvanian Saxons hold on to their heritage in a globalised Europe.
84 mins
A house. A shelter. A man the last one left in the homeland. A woman returns to her community every year. The daughters and husband who have lost all traditions. A rapper who raps in the old language. In 1990 Susanna marries Udo. Their wedding is the last one celebrated between two Saxons in their village. After that the couple emigrated like half a million of Transylvanian Saxons. After 30 years in Germany the relationship between Susi and Udo has gone stale and they haven't taught their native language to their daughters that feel just German. Georg on the other hand is proud of his identity. He hopes with his rap to spread the young generations about the heritage to make them proud of being a Saxon. This is the choral story of a family who is learning to change in order not to disappear.
Elena Santamaria
Producer
Emiliano Battista
Editor
Jacopo Marzi
Cinematography
Davide Pini
Colorist
Davide Bertuccio
Additional Camera
Chocolope
Music
Cornelia Popa
Post Production Supervisor
Gino Liegi
Visual Effects
Lorenzo Sattin
Sound Designer
John Dodds
Executive Producer
Giovanni Scaparrotti
Art Direction
Alba Floris
Translator
Sara Bignamini
Translator
Anca Bukur
Translator
Irina Paun
Translator