Humanima: In Sync with the Great Whales

200624 minFilm: Documentary

Produced by Productions Nova Média in association with the National Film Board of Canada.

In 1986, during her medical internship in the Gaspé Peninsula, Janie Giard discovered whales. It was love at first sight. Ever since, she has lived in sync with the great whales, dividing her time between her work as a doctor and her research on these gigantic yet fragile marine mammals.

Subject categories


  • Animals > Aquatic AnimalsMammalsResearch, Evolution and Animal Behaviour
  • Sciences > Marine SciencesPortraits
  • Women - Portraits > Sciences
  • Science > Biology
  • Health/Personal Development > Careers & Education