The Power of Play

The Power of Play 2019 Directed by Christine McLean

Lizards do it. Even fish do it. The animal world is showing us why play is a serious matter. Through a combination of ongoing experiments, reconstructed experiments and guided observation, 'The Power of Play' reveals surprising truths about play in the natural world. Scientists from Europe, the United States and Canada, many of them pioneers in the field, offer convincing evidence that play is not to be taken lightly. In fact, it has the power to make animals and humans smarter, healthier and more likely to survive.

Countries Canada , USA

Production Country Canada

Language English

Spoken Languages English , French

Gnere Documentary

Production Companies CBC , Tell Tale Productions

Release Date 23 August 2019

52 mins

Cast

Stuart Brown Self (Play Researcher)

Mariana Brussoni Self (Developmental Psychologist)

Gordon Burghardt Self (Reptile Researcher)

Matthew Cooper Self (Neuroscientist)

Geoff D'Eon Narrator (voice)

Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter Self (Child Psychologist)

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek Self (Developmental Psychologist)

Kathryn Kegel Self (Seattle Aquarium)

Elisabetta Palagi Self (Primate Researcher)

Sergio Pellis Self (Neuroscientist)

Jonathan Pruitt Self (Behavioral Ecologist)

Crew

Director

Christine McLean

Writer

Christine McLean

Producer

Erin Oakes

Executive Producer

Edward Peill

Editor

Warren Jefferies

Sound

Matt Dawson

Music

Blain Morris