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Little Walnut Productions is an American film and television production company founded in 2020 by Moby and producer Lindsay Hicks, who serves as a principal creative partner in shaping the company’s slate. Little Walnut produces projects promoting creative activism across scripted and unscripted film and television. They are represented by literary and talent agency Verve.

Documentaries

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Little Walnut's inaugural feature documentary, Moby Doc, was released in May 2021 and was acquired by Hulu. In January 2023, Little Walnut released its second documentary feature, Punk Rock Vegan Movie, directed by Moby. The film, which examines the intersection of punk rock music and animal activism, features interviews with Rob Zombie, Dave Navarro, Kat Von D, and Ian MacKaye. It won the documentary category at the San Pedro International Film Festival. Punk Rock Vegan Movie premiered as the opening night film at the Slamdance Film Festivalin Park City, Utah. Moby subsequently released the film for free on YouTube.

The company has also partnered as producers on independent documentary features addressing topics of animal rights, human rights, climate change, environmentalism, and creative integrity. In 2025, they premiered Black is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story at DOC NYC (directed by Yemi Bamiro) and The Ark at the Woodstock Film Festival (directed by Jeremy Chilnick and Viacheslav Rakovskyi). Other credits include Meat the Future (directed by Liz Marshall), Slay (directed by Rebecca Capelli), and Rowdy Girl (directed by Jason Goldman).

Scripted Features

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Little Walnut’s first scripted feature as Executive Producer, Eternal Return, premiered at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival. The fantasy drama stars Kit Harington and Naomi Scott and was directed by Yaniv Raz.

The company’s second feature in this capacity, The Incomer, premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Starring Domhnall Gleeson and Gayle Rankin and directed by Louis Paxton, The Incomer is set on a remote Scottish island where an awkward council worker is tasked with uprooting siblings from their homeland. The film was included on The Playlist’’s 150 most anticipated films of 2026 and was acquired by Sumerian for release in late 2026.

The company is currently in post-production on its next scripted feature, Tecie, penned by Moby, directed by Mark Webber, and produced by Hicks and Teresa Palmer. The film is based on the Los Angeles animal rights community and is set to star Sarah Jeffery, Mena Massoud, and others.

Short Films and Music Videos

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The company has made several short films, including Why I'm a Vegan, directed by Hicks, and co-produced a stop-motion animation short film, Super Cow, by director/writer Dustin Brown. Little Walnut’s co-executive produced short, Selah, will premiere at Tribeca in June 2026.

In addition, Little Walnut has produced several music videos, including "Natural Blues" (featuring Gregory Porter and Amythyst Kiah) and "Walk with Me" (featuring Lady Blackbird).

Podcasts

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Little Walnut produced the Moby Pod podcast (hosted by Moby and Hicks) from 2022 to 2025, featuring guests such as Ed Begley Jr., Lisa Edelstein, Dan Buettner, Peter Kalmus, Steve-O, and Joe Manganiello. Their episode with Hunter Biden earned significant media coverage, including from NBCNews, Rolling Stone, BBC, and Time Magazine.

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