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Film Still: Bear Whisperer

Bear Whisperer

2020 USA / Duration: 5 mins
Directed by: Robert Gourley

Originally hired by the police department to exterminate bears that had overpopulated Mammoth Lakes, California, Steve Searles instead decided to teach the bears to co-exist with the town’s residents. “Nobody has ever been killed by a black bear,” he explains. “I know each bear individually in Mammoth from the time they’re born until the time they die.”


World Premiere

Mountainfilm 2020 Official Selection
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DateVenueLocation
Jan 28 2021OnlineLake Forest, ILTickets
Feb 4 2021OnlineStowe, VTTickets
Feb 26 2021OnlineHartford, CTTickets
Mar 5 2021OnlineBend, ORTickets
Mar 18 2021OnlineSaugatuck, MITickets

Previous Tour Screenings

DateVenueLocation
Jan 22 2021OnlineAdventure Shorts + Public Trust – Savannah, GAWebsite
Jan 7 2021Boise, IDWebsite
Nov 6 2020Watersound Origins Golf CourseWatersound, FLWebsite
Nov 6 2020OnlineWaterColor, FLWebsite
Oct 1 2020Seattle, WAWebsite
Sep 18 2020Ojai Valley Land ConservancyOjai, CAWebsite
Sep 4 2020Utah State FairparkSalt Lake City, UTWebsite
Aug 23 2020Southampton Arts CenterSouthampton, NYWebsite
Aug 21 2020Goldminer's Daughter – Parking LotAlta, UTWebsite
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