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NUISANCE BEAR

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Recommended age 12-18
14 minutes
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THE NEW YORKER
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Nuisance Bear has glorious cinematography and superb storytelling that drive home its important message of peaceful coexistence with nature. It's a terrific film for all those who love the great outdoors, as well as for budding filmmakers.

Nuisance Bear follows a polar bear migrating across the town of Churchill in the Canadian province of Manitoba. People congregate to take pictures and videos, and the bear begins to clash with the locals. That is when the bear's journey takes a dramatic turn, and "nuisance bear" removal forces enter the scene.

Nuisance Bear is a documentarian's documentary. With no voiceover or speaking at all, the New Yorker team behind the film lets the images and captured video do the talking. And it's supremely effective. I especially love the way the wildlife forces' pickup truck is shot like it's the predator, not the bear; it approaches menacingly with high beams on and then veers to the side as the bear makes its escape. It's absolutely scintillating. In many scenes, there isn't even any background music, so all you hear is the soft stepping of the bear and the rumbling engines of the wildlife forces. Hat's off to directors Jack Weisman and Gabriela Osio Vanden for creating such a masterful piece of visual storytelling.

Nuisance Bear promotes respecting nature and ensuring you don't disrupt other beings endemic to your area. The film helps us realize that people are the real nuisance, not the bears.

I give Nuisance Bear 5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 12 to 18 plus adults. The film is available to watch on the New Yorker YouTube channel now.

by Eshaan M., KIDS FIRST! Film Critic age 16

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Nuisance Bear is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Jack Weisman and Gabriela Osio Vanden and released in 2021. The film is a portrait of the polar bears in and around the town of Churchill, Manitoba.
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