Peter Schnall, who teaches cinematography at The New School, served as executive producer and cinematographer for Silence of the Bees, the recipient of a 2008 Peabody Award. Shown on the PBS series NATURE, the film is an in-depth investigation of the alarming worldwide die-off of honeybees, exploring the critical role of these pollinators in our food supply and surveys the research into the mystery of their disappearance.

Schnall is the president of Partisan Pictures in New York City. This is the company’s ninth Peabody Award.