An eight-year-old child struggles with the fact that people keep addressing her in confusing ways; her birth name feels very wrong, and her nickname Cocó doesn’t feel quite right either. During a summer in the Basque Country among the beehives, she explores her name and identity alongside her mother and the women of her family, who are also reflecting on their own lives and desires. Much like a beehive, 20,000 Species of Bees examines a space predominantly run by women, exploring with great care the incredible complexity of gender identity.

Nominee, Teddy and Golden Berlin Bear Award, 2023 Berlin Film Festival

Cast: Sofi­a Otero, Patricia Lôpez Arnaiz, Ane Gabarain, Itziar Lazkano, Sara Cozar, Martxelo Rubio

Director: Esti­baliz Urresola Solaguren

Writer: Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren