The film takes audiences to the valleys of Kashmir where beekeeper Shakeel Ahmed Khan has committed his life to learning about the nature of bees and their delicate work. However, his story takes a dramatic turn following the impact of the most destructive earthquake the region has ever seen.
A project from international charity Human Appeal to expand beekeeping in this remote area sees Shakeel’s lifetime of work unexpectedly become a lifeline for the most vulnerable members of his community.
Further ecological disaster was to follow during the making of the project, with Pakistan suffering its worst monsoon in decades, affecting 33 million people. With the impact and severity no doubt intensified by human-induced climate change, this massive (un)natural disaster highlights the vulnerability of remote communities and the unjust nature of climate impacts, and elevates the importance of local and environmentally-focussed sustainability projects.
Pot of Gold tells the incredible, heart-warming story of Shakeel and his fellow Kashmiri beekeepers as they find themselves stranded on the frontlines of environmental chaos, using the collective wisdom and resilience of the Kashmiri people to secure their livelihoods, and those of their future generations.
