Children of Honey

In a remote Tanzanian valley, three friends come of age in one of the world’s last hunter-gatherer societies. As the precious honey they depend on becomes harder to find, this next and possibly last generation of Hadza youth, find themselves confronted by what it really means to hold onto wisdom passed down to them from thousands of years.

Created through shared authorship, with this film we aim to help transform how audiences see Indigenous Communities and our relationship to nature.

The film was supported in 2026 and received 500 000 NOK. 

Jury Statement

Children of Honey is a vivid and intimate documentary about three Hadza children growing up in northern Tanzania, where honey is food, medicine, spiritual offering, and part of a culture built on sharing. As bees begin to disappear and tourism, alcohol and loss of land put pressure on daily life, the film follows Nuba, Embelebi and Nguilabe through a time of change and uncertainty. The film’s long-term collaboration with the Hadzabe community stands out, especially in the way the children help shape the film through their own footage. These images bring humor, playfulness and openness, creating a natural and honest way into their lives. The film avoids a simple story about tradition versus modernity, and instead explores dignity, agency and survival. It gives us a clear sense of what can be lost when balance comes under pressure. The Duduk’we myth anchors these questions in Hadza storytelling and belief.