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Revision as of 17:37, 14 December 2025
Upcoming documentary film by Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman
Nuisance Bear is an upcoming documentary film directed by Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman. It serves as a feature-length expansion of their 2021 short film of the same name.
The film explores the fraught coexistence between polar bears and humans in Churchill, Manitoba. It is scheduled to premiere in the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.[1]
Premise
Set in Churchill, Manitoba, often called the “Polar Bear Capital of the World,” the film documents the migration of polar bears as they navigate a modern human environment filled with tourists, wildlife officers, and hunters. Guided by an Inuit narrator, the film challenges the conventions of nature documentaries by focusing on the “nuisance” bears that are constantly monitored, photographed, and redirected by humans, raising questions about wildlife as spectacle.[2]
Production
The film is directed by Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman, who previously directed the 14-minute short film Nuisance Bear (2021). The short received widespread acclaim, receiving an honorable mention from the jury for the Best Canadian Short Film award at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, [3] and was a nominee for Best Short Documentary at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022,[4] and was named to the initial shortlist for Best Documentary Short Film at the 95th Academy Awards.[5]
For the feature expansion, the directors returned to Churchill to “deepen the inquiry.” The film is produced by Michael Code, Will N. Miller, and Teddy Leifer (producer of All That Breathes). The score is composed by Cristóbal Tapia de Veer (*The White Lotus*, *Smile*).[2]
Release
Nuisance Bear was announced as part of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival on December 10, 2025.
References
- ^ Jamie Casemore, “Canadian doc Nuisance Bear to world premiere at Sundance”. Playback, December 11, 2025.
- ^ a b “2026 Sundance Film Festival Program: Nuisance Bear”. Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
- ^ Steve Pond, “‘Belfast’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award”. TheWrap, September 18, 2021.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (February 15, 2022). “‘Sort Of,’ ‘Scarborough,’ ‘Night Raiders’ Lead Canadian Screen Awards Nominations”. Variety. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ “95th Oscars Shortlists Announced for 10 Categories”. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
