Principals Productions

05/23/2026

The PALs are thrilled to announce that our documentary "Raise Her Up: Celebrating a Century of Votes" will screen at the Niagara Canada International Film Festival on Sunday, June 7 at 10:00 AM in Niagara Falls.

We are incredibly excited to see Newfoundland and Labrador’s suffrage history highlighted at such a prestigious Canadian festival. Huge thanks to the festival team for including our film in this year’s lineup.

Check out the full schedule here:

05/10/2026

We’re thrilled to share that PrinciPALs Productions’ documentary "Raise Her Up: Celebrating a Century of Votes" has been officially selected for the Niagara Canada International Film Festival 2026.

04/27/2026

One of the PALs is a guest author at Ochre Fest this summer! Check it out :) Join us Sunday morning to hear Michelle read and talk about her novel. Tickets available at ochrefest.ca

We’re thrilled to have our very own Ochre Fest Coordinator, Michelle T. Clemens, as one of our guest authors on our Sunday morning panel.

📅 Sunday, July 5
🕥 10:30 AM

Michelle’s debut novel "The Girls of Belvedere" tells the story of three sisters sent to a St. John’s orphanage after their mother’s sudden death… a powerful look at resilience and the realities faced by women in 1940s Newfoundland. The novel was recently selected as a Top 3 Local Author Must Read by Newfoundland & Labrador Public Libraries.

An award-winning filmmaker and writer across page, stage, and screen, Michelle has earned Arts and Letters awards in poetry and dramatic script, and her screenplay "Success" has received international recognition.

Join us for a thoughtful and engaging panel discussion.

🎟 Tickets: www.ochrefest.ca

04/06/2026

So grateful to this team who brought our film "You Can Let Me Go" to life. Three days on the coast, long hours, and a lot of care and patience. Not everyone is in this photo, but everyone’s work is in the film.
Thank you... we couldn’t have done it without you.

04/04/2026

Some conversations change everything. Not because of what’s said… but because of what isn’t.

"You Can Let Me Go" lives in those quiet spaces between people… where love, control, and fear all sit at the same table.

Featuring Allison Kelly and Jillian Rees Brown.
Photo by Ana Hopkins.

Developed through NIFCO's Picture Start program.

03/30/2026

That’s a wrap on "You Can Let Me Go". Three days on the coast with an incredible team. Grateful to be part of NIFCO’s Picture Start program.
Now on to post-production.
Photo credit Anastacia Hopkins

03/26/2026

After months of preparation, the PALs are heading on location tomorrow to shoot our film with NIFCO’s Picture Start program. We’re incredibly grateful for this opportunity and for the chance to bring a beautiful story to the screen 🤩 Feeling very fortunate to be surrounded by such an incredible team of industry professionals.

01/07/2026

Now streaming on NTV+, PrinciPALs Productions’ documentary Raise Her Up: Celebrating a Century of Votes follows the journey to create a statue of Armine Nutting Gosling through the work of three women: the historian, the advocate, and the artist. Together, they navigate the process of marking 100 years since women gained the vote.

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Raise Her Up: Celebrating a Century of Votes

12/08/2025

12/08/2025

Gran Sharpe has a few parting words 🥰 Susan Bonnell