Pop Geeks Interviews Documentarian Maryam Henein
(Credit for the cover photo of Maryam Henein goes to Megan Evans) Over the years, I’ve interviewed talents who have worked in non-fiction. Whether they’ve spent time as journalists, like Jewel Shepard and Deborah Voorhees, or directed documentaries, like Michelle Maren and Tane McClure, their non-fiction endeavors have been as interesting as their work in movies and television. My next interview subject, Maryam Henein, is different, though, in that documentaries and journalism are her primary focuses, and non-fiction is a realm where she’s been doing great work for over two decades now. On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of her documentary Vanishing Of The Bees, I talked to Maryam about, among other things, documentaries, journalism, recovering from an accident, and how that recovery led her to work towards helping to make a better world. This interview was not what I expected, but that can be a good thing, and I hope you enjoy reading it. Say hello to Maryam Henein! Johnny: What was the inspiration to make Vanishing Of