Nuisance Bear

Woodstock Vermont Film Series presents:
Nuisance Bear

Set against the breathtaking Arctic landscape of Churchill, Manitoba, this visually stunning documentary follows polar bears along their ancient migration route, where climate change, tourism, and expanding human settlement have increasingly brought humans and wildlife into conflict. Told largely from the bears’ perspective, with narration by Inuit elder Mike Tunalaaq Gibbons, the film offers an intimate look at the challenges of coexistence. As wildlife officers relocate so-called “nuisance bears,” tourists flock to photograph them, and Inuit communities grapple with the consequences of these interventions, the film raises important questions about conservation, Indigenous knowledge, and our relationship with the natural world. A powerful exploration of the increasingly fragile boundaries between civilization and the natural world.

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