What sparked our interest was reading the stories about the bees that were housed on the rooftops of Notre Dame. That story led us to want to learn more about honey bees, bumblebees, and the significant role they play in our ecosystem. More importantly what effects our society is having on them.
Now, we are headed all over the East Coast states to talk to our local beekeepers about their experiences raising beehives. We are seeking out all levels of beekeeper, from professional to small business owner, in Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and and Connecticut.
The Pacedocs 2020 Spring Documentary:
Bee Aware
THE BUZZ
Trailer For The Upcoming Bee Aware Documentary
Only ten more days until the premiere of Bee Aware on Earth Day, April 22nd at 7:30pm on YouTube. The entire crew of Pace Docs are counting down the minutes and are so excited to finally show our work with everyone. With only a few days left to the premiere, here is...
Bee Aware of the Premiere
The information about the premiere is finally here. To register for the event just go to this link right here. This link will take you right to the eventbrite page of the Bee Aware documentary. On the page you will be able to register for the event on Earth Day April...
Everything About the Premiere
We have some terrific news about the progress of the Documentary. As of right now Bee Aware is on target to meet our deadline with our premiere date of April 22nd. We are just putting the finishing touches with audio sweetening and color enhancing. Recently our...
Pace Docs Returns to Pace
Throughout the last few months, the students at Pace Docs have been working tirelessly in editing the documentary and through hard work and determination we have finally finished editing the documentary into a fine cut. The story and graphics have all been put...
PaceDocs Buzzing Again
Just like bees at the beginning of spring, PaceDocs is back from winter break and ready to continue post-production work on Plan Bee. We had hoped to get back together in person and finish editing, but with Covid-19 that is not going to happen anytime soon. So we...
NJ and NY Crews Beegin Summer Production
After a long hibernation—due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic—all of our regional filming teams were eager to re-enter the world and learn more about their local bees and beekeepers! When we first heard that we had to put our filming on hold for months, we were all...
Connecticut Production has BEEgun
On May 27th, production began again on BeeAware as the Connecticut group had their first shoot. During our scramble to get interviews after our cancellation of our France trip, the Connecticut group lined up six interviews during spring break. Unfortunately as the...
Pennsylvania Teaser Video
A quick highlight of what we have been doing in Pennsylvania.
New York Teaser Video
A quick highlight of what we have been doing in New York.
Weekly Beesearch: Bee Stings
Honey Bees, and bees in general, often get a bad rap because of their defense mechanism: stinging. However, foraging bees rarely sting people, it's when you are near the hive, and posing a threat that bees will begin to sting a person actively. A honey bee will never...
Hawaii: living on the edge in paradise
During the summer of 2018, hundreds of earthquakes shook the summit of Kīlauea, leading to the active volcano’s largest eruption in 200 years.
Surviving Maria
In 2018 Pace University’s groundbreaking documentary series focused on the island of Puerto Rico.
Our Team
As soon as the team met, we began delegating jobs and getting to know each other’s roles. We will all be wearing many hats throughout the semester, not limited to filming, interviewing, and researching.
