From The Silver Screen has released a limited-edition necklace crafted entirely from reclaimed film silver extracted from the VistaVision 35mm reels of Bugonia.
The design of the necklace, the honey bee, is modelled on one of the prop insects from the set of the film, with bees forming a central symbol throughout the dark and absurdist comedy of Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest feature.
To model a pendant on this key motif, the bee was 3D scanned to capture every minute detail, from the texture of the hairs to the segmented abdomen and curved stinger.
All of FTSS’s jewellery is created with reclaimed film silver, using the microscopic crystals that are dissolved from film strips when processed at the film lab (Cinelab Film and Digital) – making the bee both a symbolic and literal tribute to the film, in a tangible and wearable fashion.
This announcement follows FTSS’s previous pieces inspired by another Lanthimos release, Poor Things.
For this, it created a bespoke collection for director of photography Robbie Ryan BSC ISC, transforming the film’s “Frankenstitch” hybrid animals into silver jewellery – the Oscar-nominated Ryan donned one of the brooches himself on the red carpet that year.
When Bugonia entered production, Ryan approached the team again, with a clear vision of creating another Lanthimos film keepsake.
Made out of the finite silver from Bugonia’s own film strips, together they’ve produced a strictly limited edition of the bees, which are now available for public purchase.
The piece has a price of £207 and can be ordered on the From The Silver Screen website.
