FIT Hives: Sustainability - The Secret to Survival

2016, Documentary Short

Poster for "FIT Hives: Sustainability - The Secret to Survival" featuring honeycomb patterns, bee images, and several film festival award logos.

A documentary that introduces FIT Hives, a student-run organization whose mission is to educate the FIT community about the importance of bees to the environment, the use of bee-derived resources in the industries related to the majors at FIT and its goal to put a beehive on the roof. FIT Hives is a recipient of an FIT Innovation Grant which also supported the making of this documentary.

Winner of the Eco Sustainable Award at Fashion Film Festival Chicago (2017)

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  • Sarah Langenbach

    Shona Neary

    Virginia Bonofiglio

    Jillian Oderwald

    Wendy Yothers

    Sass Brown

    Sasha Wright

    David Heath, co-Founder of Bombas (as seen on ABC’s Shark Tank)

    G. William Fernandez

  • Producers: Sarah Langenbach and Shona Neary

    Video Production Manager/Cinematographer/Editor: Max Hechtman

    Camera Operators: Hugh Copeland, Max Hechtman and Shoshana Rabinowitz

    Music: David LoNigro

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OFFICIAL SELECTIONS AND AWARDS

Shona Neary, Max Hechtman, Sarah Langenbach and Sarang Koo meet David Heath, Co-Founder of Bombas
Sarah Langenbach interviews G. William Fernandez, beekeeper from the Battery Park Conservatory
Max Hechtman shooting footage of the Battery Park Conservatory
FIT Hives Co-Founders Sarah Langenbach and Shona Neary at the Battery Park Conservatory.
Max Hechtman, Shona Neary and Sarang Koo prepare to interview artist Lisa Pressman
Sarah Langenbach, Co-Founder of FIT Hives, demonstrates in the cosmetics lab at FIT
FIT Hives Co-Founders Sarah Langenbach and Shona Neary with a honeycomb made of beeswax
Max Hechtman and Sarang Koo document beekeeping at the Battery Park Conservatory
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