Collective Eye Blog & News

Queen of the Sun won the Documentary Channel Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary Feature – Honorable Mention at the Nashville Film Festival.
Find out more about the film at Queenofthesun.com

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Queen of the Sun had its first sneak-peek screening in Portland, Oregon to a packed house of bee enthusiasts, beekeepers and friends.  Thanks to everyone who came out to support the film.  The event served as a fundraiser for finishing funds as well as donations to Spikenard Bee Sanctuary. For more information please visit www.queenofthesun.com

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Director Taggart Siegel and Producer Jon Betz bring Queen of the Sun to the Independent Film Project In New York City

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“can think of only two great films depicting the drama of agriculture and rural life. The first is “The Grapes of Wrath.” The second is “The Real Dirt on Farmer John.”
~ Jeff Walberg,  the Mt. Vernon-Lisbon Sun

This is the opening paragraph from Jeff Walberg’s column about Taggart Siegel’s great fim, The Real Dirt on [...]

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 ·       Collective Eye is creating a Grassroots Grant Program to provide films to organizations for educational institutions and grassroots organizations.  This will help the filmmakers connect with people interesting in furthering their message, get paid for their work, and give engaged individuals and organizations [...]

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Collective Eye co-founder and Director, Taggart Siegel joined John Peterson of The Real Dirt on Farmer John as guests and speakers at Roger Ebert’s 2008 Film Festival. Roger shows 12 film each year and Collective Eye was thrilled to learn that The Real Dirt on Farmer John was chosen to be showcased this year.
http://www.ebertfest.com/ [...]

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I’ve been very fortunate meeting amazing beekeepers in the South Island of New Zealand. Many of the them come from a long line of beekeepers that go back over a hundred years. Some of the best organic honey comes out of New Zealand, especially the Manuka honey that is medicinally beneficial.New Zealand is a [...]

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