Seeing Green

SuRynard

A Canadian filmmaker whose films have garnered awards and screened around the globe, Su's work is inspired by science, ecology, and the human relationship with the natural world Her recent films include Hot Docs Top Ten feature documentary THE MESSENGER (2015) and the prestigious Alfred P Sloan Feature Film Prize awardee, KARDIA (2005) Recent television documentaries include REEF RESCUE (2021) produced by MMP/FA5/Vulcan currently available through ARTE France/Germany, CBC, PBS, and NOVA and MOSQUITO (2017) produced by Yap Films for Discovery US, featuring Bill Gates and narrated by Jeremy Renner. Rynard is currently developing a feature documentary, SEEING GREEN, and is also working on a short art film THE PEA’S DREAM (forthcoming 2023) Rynard is a graduate of Ontario College of Art and was a Director resident at the Canadian Film Centre She lives and works in Toronto

NadinePequeneza

After 15 years of directing documentary features and series, Nadine Pequeneza launched HitPlay Productions in Toronto, Canada. HitPlay’s projects have garnered five Canadian Screen Awards and Nominations, one CSA win, Best Canadian Feature at the Planet in Focus Film Festival, and a Silver Gavel Award honorable mention from the American Bar Association. The company’s broadcast partners include CBC, TVO, PBS, and ARTE. Their films are distributed internationally by Off The Fence, Java Films, and ITV Global Studios HitPlay’s latest release, LAST OF THE RIGHT WHALES (2021), was awarded Best Canadian Feature at Planet in Focus THE INVISIBLE HEART (2018) was nominated for the prestigious Donald Brittain Award. Their film 15 TO LIFE: KENNETH’S STORY (2014) premiered on the acclaimed PBS series POV and received three Canadian Screen Award nominations, winning Best Writing in a Documentary. HitPlay currently has two documentary features in production AN UNFINISHED JOURNEY and SEEING GREEN and is set to release its first fiction film 1,047 DAYS (2023).