Children of Honey

Children of Honey follows three young Hadza friends — Nd!uba, Nguilabe, and Embilibi — at a critical crossroads as alcohol addiction seeps into their once-peaceful hunter-gatherer community. With 90% of their ancestral land lost and modern pressures mounting, they must decide whether to hold onto their traditions or be pulled into the destructive forces of modernity. Alcohol, which the Hadza cannot metabolise, has become a devastating force, causing violence and disintegration of family bonds. Nd!uba’s camp leader, Mwapo, succumbs to addiction, violently lashing out at his daughters and then forgetting his actions the next day. As the community faces climate change, land loss, and internal collapse, these three young Hadza must navigate an uncertain future. The decisions they make over the next two summers will shape not only their own lives but the future of the Hadza people, in a film that offers an unprecedented, intimate look at a culture on the brink of transformation.