Susan Sfarra is a filmmaker who knows that it is the details that create the big picture.  

This New York City director and producer picks up a camera and shows us that if we can get up close and watch there is much to see.  

“In the film’s different portrayals of aspiring and experienced beekeepers, from an exterminator to a sedentary librarian, The Beekeeper provides a concise travelogue documenting a community of agricultural artisans who take to the practice for a sense of connection to a natural world that can be hard to find in our concrete jungle.”

Nekoro Gomes, Arts in Bushwick

“One of the film’s special delights is the variety of auctioneers Sfarra found to feature in her film. They’re young and old, male and female, new to the business or in it for generations, but all essentially performing the same ancient task of matching goods with buyers.”

Sarah Boslaugh, Playback

“The Growing Season is [a] beautiful film…Both in Africa and the U.S., the value society places on elders is diminishing, which is too bad for older generations but perhaps worse for the children and the future of society.”

James Hall, Director, Gold Lion Film Festival, Swaziland, South Africa