Nadine Pequeneza is an award-winning Producer/Director/Writer best known for her character-driven films offering unique access to stories about social justice. With more than 15 years international experience, she has garnered multiple nominations and awards, including; a Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Documentary Program, nine CSA and Gemini nominations, Gold and Silver Hugos from the Chicago International Film Festival and a Silver Gavel Award honourable mention from the American Bar Association. Her films have screened at festivals around the world from Toronto, to Milan, to Auckland, to Sichuan, China. Recent titles include: The Invisible Heart, Road to Mercy, 15 to Life: Kenneth’s Story and Inside Disaster: Haiti. HitPlay’s broadcast partners and funders include: CBC, SRC/RDI, PBS, TVO, Knowledge Network, Canal D, Telefilm, Ontario Creates, NFB, Rogers Documentary Fund and Bell Media. Nadine is a member of the Hot Docs Film Festival and Documentary Organization of Canada boards. From 2017-2020 she was the Chair of DOC. She is also a graduate of the Fledgling Foundation’s inaugural engagement lab 2014-15.