91原创-born M茅tis director Alexander Lasheras had an interest in filming since a young age.

First creating short movies with his brother on the family camera, dressing up in costumes and performing skits, before taking a film studies class at Brookswood Secondary in his teenage years.

In his class, he studied and analyzed classic films from the 80s and 90s like 鈥楤lade Runner鈥� and 鈥楩ull Metal Jacket.鈥�

鈥淚 think we had to get our parents permission that he was showing us some of these films,鈥� Lasheras chuckled.

At university, he started his studies in philosophy and political science, but found himself drawn back to film after receiving a scholarship for one of his productions he made in high school.

Lasheras鈥檚 movie ideas were inspired by nature he saw growing up on his family鈥檚 farm on the Aldergrove border.

鈥淕rowing up here鈥� you see a lot of strange and unusual things in nature 鈥� which can be unusual in itself. You hear chopping wood, or see some weird worms that you don鈥檛 normally see,鈥� he shared.

He recalled seeing dragonfly exoskeleton for the first time and questioned its other-worldly appearance.

鈥淚 honestly thought we were getting invaded by aliens, obviously we weren鈥檛鈥� but those things just start making you question what鈥檚 out there.鈥�

His newest film 鈥楾he Beehive鈥� is a coming of age story following young Rosemary (played by Meadow Kingfisher) as she, similar to Lasheras, creates short films of beehives on her family鈥檚 rural farm. Eventually she discovers a hive that鈥檚 not like the others, and visits it regularly to document its unusual growth 鈥� soon learning it isn鈥檛 what it seemed.

The characters explore themes of identity, loss, and must survive an alien invasion.

Arun Fryer, producer on the film, said the 20-acre farmland provided ample opportunity for filming various scenes.

鈥淲e utilized almost the entire property I think, from one end to the other,鈥� he commented.

鈥淚t鈥檚 just a beautiful farm and forest, it鈥檚 cozy,鈥� Lasheras said.

The private farm is owned and occupied by his parents, who vacated the space during the month of filming. Lasheras commented that it鈥檚 surreal to have a cast and crew on his childhood home.

鈥淚t鈥檚 really remarkable when you鈥檙e in your house you grew up in, but it doesn鈥檛 look at all like your house鈥� it looks like a completely place,鈥� he said.

This was one of the team鈥檚 biggest challenges, Fryer said, to make the set look completely different.

鈥楾he Beehive鈥� is the second film Lasheras and Fryer have done on the 91原创 farm, the first film released in 2016 called 鈥楥adence.鈥�

鈥淏ecause we are filming in the same house and sometimes the same rooms. Just the way they decorated the kitchen, changing all the cupboard doors and colours, switching the tables鈥� was a big deal on set,鈥� Fryer explained.

He added that he was particularly excited for this film because special effects were made without CGI.

鈥淚t was so much fun for our actors and crew鈥� some of them were quite young, and just having the practical alien creatures, it really elevated their performances and created a really fun atmosphere on set,鈥� Fryer commented.

While Lasheras keeps coming back to the sci-fi genre, he said he plans to branch out one day to try something new.

The cast features up-and-coming Indigenous talent, filmed locally in 91原创, and has received support from Creative BC, Indigenous Screen Office, and Canada Council for the Arts.

鈥楾he Beehive鈥� has a special premier at Rio Theatre on Friday, Nov. 17, at 8:45 p.m. which will include a Q&A with actors and producers.

Tickets are $13.42 and can be bought online at .

The theatre is located at 1660 East Broadway, Vancouver.

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