CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION

Seeing Green tells the story of three scientific renegades; Suzanne Simard – a forester, Robin Wall Kimmerer – a restoration ecologist, and Paco Calvo – a philosopher, who listen and learn from plants. Outliers in their fields, they have pushed boundaries and persevered through controversy.

With her discovery that trees communicate and collaborate Simard is set on revolutionizing forestry industry practices globally. Kimmerer reveals how the revelations of plant science framed in an

Indigenous worldview create ecological compassion and change. Calvo’s extraordinary experiments challenge the perception that we humans are the only privileged, intelligent life form on earth.

Many people view plants simply as a green background for human activity. For centuries dominant cultures have used nature as something to enjoy, exploit and control – ultimately endangering the conditions that make all life on earth possible. What if we were to appreciate plants as the highly evolved creatures they actually are, could this lead us out of the ecological crisis we currently face?

Today there is a growing movement to radically rethink the relationship human beings have with nature, and changing our relationship with plant life is key. By sharing their battles and ultimately their successes, Kimmerer, Simard and Calvo offer a bold new perspective that has the power to change how we see the world and our place in it.

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM – IN PRODUCTION (Canada/Spain) 2024-2026

PRODUCED BY SGFILMS & POLAR STAR FILMS WITH: Telus Independent, The Redford Center, Telefilm Theatrical Documentary Program, CMF POV, and the Canadian Film Production Tax Credit, and the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit

PRODUCER: NADINE PEQUENEZA – Pequeneza [at] HitPlayProductions.ca

CO-PRODUCER: KERRIANN CARDINAL – Kerriann.Cardinal [at] @gmail.com

DIRECTOR: SU RYNARD – SuRynard [at] GMAIL.COM

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Writer/Directer Su Rynard

Co-writer: Helen Humphreys

Producer: Nadine Pequeneza, SGFilms

https://www.redfordcenter.org/news/twelve-new-redford-center-grantee-films-hold-solutions-for-the-environmental-movement/

https://www.redfordcenter.org/people/su-rynard/