Maryam Henein

Maryam Henein
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

  1. "Saving Sisters One Hive at a Time. ~ Maryam Henein". elephantjournal.com. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "The heart of the hive: Madesmith meets HoneyColony’s Maryam Henein". Madesmith.com. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  3. "Crushed Planet takes reality TV to next level". Daily Bruin. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  4. "Maryam Henein: Filmmaker Advocate for the Bees". Yes Magazine. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  5. "George Langworthy & Maryam Henein Interview". Females First. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  6. Henein, Maryam (September 13, 2013). Interview with Maryam Henein. Interview with Abby Martin. Breaking the Set. RT America.
  7. "Maryam Henein, Honey Colony". The Pollination Project. August 2013. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  8. "Heroines for the Planet: Vanishing of the Bees Director Maryam Henein". EcoChick.com. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  9. 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.

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