Nuisance Bear
Nuisance Bear
dir. Gabriela Osio Vanden, Jack Weisman
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USA, Canada, United Kingdom
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2026
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87 min
venue
date
time
available
Kinoteka, 1
2026-05-09
18:00
Kinoteka, 7
2026-05-10
15:00
Kinoteka, 1
2026-05-11
16:15
Luna, A
2026-05-12
20:15
Kinoteka, 1
2026-05-14
18:15
Kinoteka, 7
2026-05-16
13:30
Kinoteka, 7
2026-05-17
18:30
A polar bear in Churchill moves among people often being seen as a nuisance. The film, told from the perspective of an Inuit narrator, portrays the tense coexistence of humans and wildlife
The polar bear is forced to navigate a world of tourists, conservation officers, and hunters in a small Canadian town. Often perceived as a nuisance, the boundaries of who truly belongs in this shared landscape become unclear. Churchill, Manitoba, affectionately known as the “Polar Bear Capital of the World,” provides the backdrop for a film depicting the tense coexistence of humans and bears. The story unfolds through the eyes of an Inuit narrator, whose observations resist easy conclusions. By challenging conventional nature documentaries and placing confrontation above moralizing, the film encourages a reconsideration of wildlife’s role as spectacle.
- duration:
- 87 min
- country / year of production:
- USA, Canada, United Kingdom / 2026
- director:
- Gabriela Osio Vanden, Jack Weisman
- cinematography:
- Gabriela Osio Vanden, Jack Weisman
- production:
- Michael Code, Will N. Miller, Teddy Leifer / Documist, Rise Films
- selected festivals and awards:
- 2026 - Sundance FF: US Documentary Competition – The Main Award
