All 3 of our #SeeingGreen subjects have written books about their relationships with the natural world. Get to know Robin Wall Kimmerer, Suzanne Simard, and Paco Calvo through their work before meeting them in our upcoming 2026 doc! Available at your local library & your favourite local bookstore!

So excited to announce that our founder, Nadine Pequeneza, has been selected as one of The Writers Lab’s Canada 2026 participants! 👏👏👏 Congrats to all of the selected writers! twlstories.org/labs/canada-...

For more than 40 years, the NEAQ’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life has been conducting annual surveys to monitor North Atlantic right whales on the migratory journey along the east coast of North America. Catch highlights from their amazing journeys now: www.neaq.org/summer-2025-...

Thrilled to announce our founder Nadine Pequeneza’s script #Descent has been announced as a Top 10 Finalist at the Big Break Screenwriting Contest (via @finaldraftinc.bsky.social)! What a cohort to be a part of... Winners will be announced on November 7! www.finaldraft.com/big-break-sc...

#EnvironmentMassachusetts is screening our doc Last of the Right Whales at the Rockport Public Library on October 18! Learn about these gentle giants, the lethal threats they face from us, and what we can do to help them thrive. Reserve your spot now for FREE: environmentamerica.org/massachusett...

Entanglement in fishing gear is a major threat to North Atlantic right whales, with over 85% of the population experiencing entanglement at least once, leading to serious injuries and even death. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #WhaleWednesday #RightWhales #Entanglements

Today marks four years since the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan. It's a somber anniversary for millions of Afghans who face oppression and fear — but it's also an anniversary of broken promises made by Western democracies, such as Germany.

Today, Afghanistan faces one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. The fourth anniversary of the Taliban takeover is a grim reminder of the serious and widespread abuses in Afghanistan, but it’s also a call for action ⤵️

In Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, telling the truth is a crime, and journalists are the criminals—especially women reporters. Once the backbone of the country’s journalism, 84 percent have been forced out of the profession entirely. thewalrus.ca/reporting-afghan...

On #WorldHumanitarianDay, UNICEF Afghanistan honours women like Sakina and all frontline workers in #Afghanistan. “I’m responsible for 100+ households,” says Sakina. “The nearest clinic is 9km away, so I have to bring health care to many of my Neighbours.” Read more👇 🔗 unicef.link/3HxiQxq

Spotting rare right whale off #Newfoundland had this tour guide 'Out of my skin excited' World Wildlife Fund estimates only 366 North Atlantic right whales left in the world www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A U.S. congressman & several fishing groups are asking for a 10-year delay on rules designed to protect North Atlantic right whales. 🐳 The whale population (370) declined by 25% between 2010-2020. Further delay would be extremely harmful to their survival. apnews.com/article/righ...

North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis). From my book "A Field Guide to Cape Cod," Yale University Press. a.co/d/eK4A0sd 🧪🐡🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #whales #RightWhales #CapeCod

It’s been 4 years since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, and the situation for women and girls continues to deteriorate. Gender equality agency UN Women runs down exactly where things stand below ⬇️ news.un.org/en/story/202... #ForAllWomenAndGirls #EndGenderApartheid

Watch our award-winning documentary Last of the Right Whales on streaming! Discover the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, the dangers posed by human activity, and the people fighting to save them. See it on Apple TV, CBC Gem, Vimeo & Prime Video: lastoftherightwhales.com/screenings/

The @nytimes.com has released their list of the top films of the 21st Century, but how many docs made the final cut? Not enough! We took some time to pull together our picks for some of the best non-fiction and social justice features from the past 25 years. Which docs would make your list?

Paco Calvo, a professor at the MintLAB in Spain, speaks with journalist Rob Waugh about plant consciousness and how they communicate with each other through chemicals, solve problems, and even appear to have memories. Learn more in our upcoming doc, #SeeingGreen. www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...

A rare sighting of a North Atlantic right whale off the coast of Newfoundland! They don't usually travel that far north, but then again, these critically endangered cetaceans (whom we spotlighted in Last of the Right Whales) like to keep us on our toes. Read more now: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

We're highlighting the incredible talent of Indigenous storytellers on #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay with one of our favourite docs from the past year: The inspiring story of #WilfredBuck by Anishinaabe filmmaker Lisa Jackson. It's currently available to stream on @cravecanada.bsky.social! #NIPD2025

Fisheries and Oceans 🇨🇦 has located the entangled North Atlantic right whale in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, last spotted at the end of May. They are working with the Campobello Whale Rescue Team to respond and help the 4-year-old male. Learn more about the situation ⬇️ www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/pri...

This year’s North Atlantic right whale calving season brought 11 new mom-calf pairs — including 4 first-time moms! 🐳💙 Each calf is a win for this critically endangered animal. Learn how Oceana is fighting to protect the #RightWhaleToSave: oceana.ly/43Ywsdb

[email protected] continues its series on the critical state of the North Atlantic right whale population & measures to protect them. In this entry, they look at the 2024-25 calving season & why 70 reproductive female whales are giving hope to scientists www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/scien...

As part of our #HitPlayRevisited series, we're spotlighting and encouraging you to watch past documentaries that still pack a punch today. In the spotlight this June is "15 to Life: Kenneth's Story". At just 15 yrs old, Kenneth Young received four life sentences... (1/3)

Suzanne Simard, 1 of the 3 scientists at the centre of our upcoming feature doc #SeeingGreen, guests on The Science of Happiness podcast. The B.C.-based expert helps us discover the unexpected ways trees communicate, share resources & support us. Listen now: greatergood.berkeley.edu/podcasts/ite...

Our next doc as part of our #HitPlayRevisited series is #RoadToMercy, which documents chronicles Canada’s first legal doctor-assisted deaths and peers into the extreme boundaries of this practice. Watch now on Apple TV & @primevideo.bsky.social #HitPlayRevisited hitplayproductions.ca/films/road-t...

For the first time in history, North Atlantic right whales have been seen in The Bahamas! Curlew (#3940) & Koala (#4190) were spotted in the waters off the Caribbean country on April 15. Find out more about the amazing encounter from the @newenglandaquarium.bsky.social: www.neaq.org/about-us/pre...

Paco Calvo, renowned cognitive scientist & philosopher of biology, talks with the Behind Greatness podcast in ep. 212 about his groundbreaking research in the field of plant cognition and intelligence. See more from Paco in our upcoming doc, #SeeingGreen. behindgreatness.org/episode/dr-p...

Low number of right whale births this season worries scientists at the New England Aquarium www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/22/m... via @BostonGlobe

Scientists from the New England Aquarium #NEAQ report a mixed outlook for the endangered North Atlantic #rightwhale population this calving season. Researchers are encouraged by the appearance of four first-time mothers www.capecod.com/newscenter/s...

BBC News talks with Afghanistan women to discover what a day in their lives is like after 3+ years under Taliban rule. Their stories offer a small window into a routines and dreams constrained by an on-going gender apartheid. Read more now: www.bbc.com/news/live/c0...

Women & healthcare workers are raising the alarm/building a terrifying picture of an Afghan healthcare system compromised by the Taliban’s draconian male escort law, as mortality rates of mothers/newborns soar in the country. Learn more from @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

In response to the on-going, awful North Atlantic Right Whale mortality event, a new partnership btw @ifawglobal.bsky.social, MotionInfo, Conserve.IO & @noaa.gov's Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary aims to give captains real-time data to avoid hitting whales: www.ifaw.org/internationa...

In Pakistan, women's rights leaders who have fled the Taliban in Afghanistan are currently facing deportation and risk imprisonment or death if they return home. Where can they go now? Al Jazeera's podcast #TheTake digs into the worrying situation here: www.aljazeera.com/podcasts/202...

Our doc #NextOfKin follows 2 young adults impacted by 🇨🇦's broken child welfare system as they work to locate family/process their experiences. Watch on @cbcgem.bsky.social as Jacob & Tahylour overcome obstacles to care for themselves & find a place in their community. www.cbc.ca/cbcdocspov/e...

Paco Calvo, a scientist featured in our upcoming doc #SeeingGreen, presents the idea that flora are intelligent. The @nytimes.com reviews his book "Planta Spaiens" and outlines his philosophy about plant cognition. Read it now: www.nytimes.com/2023/06/23/b...

Proud to announce our documentary, #AnUnfinishedJourney, has been nominated for the Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary at the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards! Winners for the category will be announced on May 30. Congratulations to all nominees: www.academy.ca/nominees/

More than 80 Afghan women are being forced to leave their studies in Oman and return to Afghanistan after their scholarships were cut following USPresident Donald Trump’s decision to freeze the USAID funding. rukhshana.org/en/afghan-wo...

UN tells Afghan rulers: no peace and prosperity until they reverse bans on women and girls

Our founder Nadine Pequeneza has been selected for the Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship to develop her feature screenplay RARE EARTH! Fellows receive 6 months of mentorship & participation in the @athenafilmfest.bsky.social Writers Lab for scripts focused on women in STEM. Congrats to all women fellows!

#InternationalWomensDay is the perfect time to draw attention to the continuing fight of Afghan women against gender apartheid in their homeland. Our doc #AnUnfinishedJourney, dir. by Aeyliya Husain & Amie Williams, focuses on 4 of those amazing women. Essential stories to hear-today and every day.

"U.S. President Donald Trump's rush to change course on the environment has marine wildlife experts nervous about water and wildlife off the East Coast." CBC News examines the possible effects on the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"The strength of #TheInvisibleHeart lies within its cast of characters... the faces of real people are what makes [it] so potent." Our 2018 doc looks at the rise in social impact bonds and what happens when capitalism & charity intersect. Stream it now on Vimeo. #HitPlayRevisited

Co-Director @aeyliyah.bsky.social & Producer Charlotte Uzu represented the #AnUnfinishedJourney doc team (incl. producer Nadine Pequeneza & co-director Amie Williams) at the #CinemaForPeace gala in Berlin this past Monday to celebrate films focusing on social, political, & humanitarian challenges.

First Nations communities are bearing the brunt of the child welfare system failure. Indigenous leaders are urging the Canadian gov't to reconsider its decision not to renew negotiations on a $47.8-billion proposal to reform the on-reserve child welfare system. www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...

GOOD NEWS ALERT: We are thrilled to share that another North Atlantic right whale calf has been born! Join us in celebrating with mom ‘Cashew’ and supporting efforts to protect these critically endangered whales. #RightWhaleToSave: https://oceana.ly/4gsd63b

We're excited to announce that our doc, #AnUnfinishedJourney, is nominated for the Cinema For Peace Dove for Women's Empowerment Award. Previous winners, incl. Four Daughters, She Said, In Her Hands, Writing With Fire & more. Winners will be announced at the Berlin Gala on Feb. 17.

#AnUnfinishedJourney Producer Nadine Pequeneza spoke with Radio-Canada's Oh Dio on the continuing persecution of women in 🇦🇫 under the Taliban & their most recent efforts to regain their rights/freedoms. Listen to the in-depth, French-language interview: ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...

For the first time since Snow Cone (as feat. in our doc #LastoftheRightWhales), North Atlantic right whales have been spotted in the Gulf of Mexico! Two adult females, Koala & Curlew, were spotted off the coast of Alabama on Sunday. @dinahvp.bsky.social reports: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

With all the talk of porous borders, we think it's a good time to re-share our documentary #UpInArms about the U.S. influence on gun violence in Canada. Watch #UpInArms (streaming for free) and meet people on both sides of the gun divide: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mray...

Starting tomorrow, we're revisiting @hitplayproductions.bsky.social documentaries available to stream. Take a deep dive into the issues that continue to impact our lives - gun violence, social finance, the child welfare system & more. Each month, we'll share a new, curated pick! Stay tuned...