Children of Honey follows three young Hadza friends – Nd!uba, Nguilabe, and Embilibi – as alcohol addiction and dark tourism threaten to tear life apart in their once peaceful, egalitarian community. With 90% of their ancestral land lost and modern pressures mounting, they must decide whether to hold onto their ancient traditions or be pulled into modernity. Alcohol, which the Hadza cannot metabolise, has become a devastating force, causing violence and disintegration of family bonds. 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. Co-directed by members of the Hadza youth, for the first time, we are invited to experience life in one of the last true hunter-gatherer societies in a film that offers an unprecedented, intimate look at an ancient culture on the brink of transformation.

Children of Honey amplifies the voices of the Hadzabe and other hunter-gatherer communities around the world, empowering them to lead their own solutions. Through training and access to professional equipment, we enable the community to tell their own stories on their own terms and to create and store valuable digital artefacts that help preserve their language, culture and heritage. Our impact campaign supports Hadza-led initiatives such as the revival of their endangered Hadzane language, community-driven conservation efforts and addressing the challenges of mass tourism. By celebrating Indigenous Ecological Knowledge and Hadzabe’s unique lifestyle, we aim to inspire a shift in how global audiences perceive nature - not as a resource to exploit, but as a home, and a spiritual place, we all are inherently part of.