Nuisance Bear

For thousands of years, polar bears have migrated along the shores of Hudson Bay in northern Canada. Today, that ancient rhythm collides with the modern human world. In an expanded version of an award-winning short, Nuisance Bear immerses viewers in the experience of a polar bear forced to navigate tourists, wildlife officers and hunters as climate change delays the freeze, and pushes bears closer to human settlements. When this sacred predator is branded a “nuisance,” it becomes unclear who truly belongs in this shared landscape.