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.

Jacopo Marzi

Cinematography

Jacopo Marzi

Director

Davide Pini

Colorist

Davide Bertuccio

Additional Camera

Cornelia Popa

Post Production Supervisor

Gino Liegi

Visual Effects

Lorenzo Sattin

Sound Designer

John Dodds

Executive Producer

Alba Floris

Translator

Sara Bignamini

Translator

Anca Bukur

Translator

Jacopo Marzi

Producer

Irina Paun

Translator

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