okay, so the guys behind Vanishing of the Bees have got round to making a kickstarter page. PLEASE DONATE. seriously, I can’t stress how much I’m behind this amazing project <3
Vanishing of the Bees, a full-length documentary narrated by Oscar-nominated actress Ellen Page, follows two commercial beekeepers David Hackenberg and Dave Mendes as they strive to keep their bees healthy and fulfill pollination contracts across the U.S. The film also features organic beekeepers Gunther Hauk, Dee Lusby, food activist and author Michael Pollan and leading scientists on the case such as Dennis van Engelsdorp. Covering the global scope of this story in America, Europe, Australia and Asia, this documentary examines the alarming disappearance of honeybees and the greater meaning it holds about the relationship between mankind and Mother Earth.
Now that the film is complete, the filmmakers (Maryam Henein and George Langworthy) are launching their Bee the Change National campaign. This massive grass-roots campaign will: offer screenings across the country and around the world, offer an educational version and campus tour, promote honeybee health, and turn awareness into action.
Your contributions will help this film:
- raise awareness about the bees and their vital role in our ecology
- provide solutions to the public to improve bee health and better our environment
- help create an educational version of the documentary
- build honeybee sanctuaries to preserve bee health
- hire an outreach coordinator,
- hire Working Films who will help us organize a strategy summit with Ngos and environmental groups
We are offering Ellen Page-autographed copies for those who donate $500 or more. We also are sponsored by a non profit called Save The Bee Foundation. So every penny is used to spread awareness and help these crucial pollinators! Join the Communal Hive.
as with most kickstarter pages, there are goodies for donations
$25 or more - Vanishing of the Bees DVD autographed by the directors
$75 or more - Vanishing of the Bees DVD autographed by the directors and a jar of raw organic honey
$175 or more - Vanishing of the Bees DVD autographed by the directors, a jar of raw organic honey and a Bee the Change t-shirt
$500 or more - Vanishing of the Bees DVD autographed by ELLEN PAGE, a jar of raw organic honey and a Bee the Change t-shirt
