Jack Weisman is an award-winning director, cinematographer, and producer whose work has been featured in several film festivals around the world. After studying film production at York University in 2015, he co-founded the Canadian-American production company Documist. His short documentary Nuisance Bear, co-directed with Gabriela Osio Vanden, is his first film as a director. It has earned a multitude awards in festivals, both in Canada and internationally.
Churchill, Manitoba, is a famous destination for photographing polar bears. But what do these bears see of us? *Nuisance Bear* shifts our perspective revealing an obstacle course of tourist paparazzi and wildlife officers whom bears must navigate during their fall migration.
Churchill, Manitoba, is a famous destination for photographing polar bears. But what do these bears see of us? *Nuisance Bear* shifts our perspective revealing an obstacle course of tourist paparazzi and wildlife officers whom bears must navigate during their fall migration.