Maryam Henein
Maryam Henein | |
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Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | Journalist, filmmaker, entrepreneur |
Notable work | Vanishing of the Bees |
Maryam Henein is a journalist, filmmaker and entrepreneur. She directed the documentary Vanishing of the Bees and is founder of HoneyColony.com.
A native of Montreal, Canada, Henein is of Egyptian Canadian heritage. Henein broke the news story regarding Dodi Fayed’s imposter and interviewed documentarian Morgan Spurlock for Penthouse,[1] as well as produced documentaries for the UK’s September Films on subjects that include pimps, drug dealers and porn stars in the Los Angeles area.[2] She was also part of First Apartment, a reality show webcast in the late '90s and early 2000s on the now-defunct website crushedplanet.com, produced by Taxicab Confessions' Joe and Harry Gantz.[3]
Following a near-fatal pedestrian versus car crash that dragged her for 49 feet, which broke her leg, vertebrae and several ribs and necessitated a titanium rod for her recovery in 2002, she researched issues of health and nutrition to help her in her recovery and became aware of colony collapse disorder.[2] With George Langworthy, Henein directed the 2009 documentary (which took five years to produce), Vanishing of the Bees with Ellen Page narrating the fillm.[4][5]
Since the release of Vanishing of the Bees, Henein has become an outspoken advocate of bees and bee colonies, non-GMO foods and the release of pesticides into the environment.[6] Henein is the founder of HoneyColony Inc., a member supported online magazine that hosts a number of optimized-health and investigative writers called "Hive Advisers".[7][8] Henein continues to work on projects involving bees and contamination of the food supply. She is working on a memoir titled Of Bees & Men and launched a year-long Save the Bees campaign in June 2014.[9]
References
- ↑ "Saving Sisters One Hive at a Time. ~ Maryam Henein". elephantjournal.com. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- 1 2 "The heart of the hive: Madesmith meets HoneyColony’s Maryam Henein". Madesmith.com. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Crushed Planet takes reality TV to next level". Daily Bruin. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Maryam Henein: Filmmaker Advocate for the Bees". Yes Magazine. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ↑ "George Langworthy & Maryam Henein Interview". Females First. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ↑ Henein, Maryam (September 13, 2013). Interview with Maryam Henein. Interview with Abby Martin. Breaking the Set. RT America.
- ↑ "Maryam Henein, Honey Colony". The Pollination Project. August 2013. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ↑ "Heroines for the Planet: Vanishing of the Bees Director Maryam Henein". EcoChick.com. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ↑ Henein, Maryam (June 18, 2014). ‘Vanishing of the Bees’ Director Maryam Henein Explains Why Bees Matter. Interview with Meghan McCain Jacob Soboroff. TakePart Live. Pivot.
External links
- Official site of HoneyColony.com
- IMDB entry of Vanishing of the Bees
- Official site of Vanishing of the Bees