The Bear Hunter

Why kill a grizzly bear? The Bear Hunter follows a lifelong sport hunter into the Northern Yukon in the search for violent confrontation with the animal he loves most. With an empathy for the rarely-discussed spiritual motivations of the hunt, this film turns over strange stones, exploring ethical contradictions in the hunting act and searching for meaning in a bloody, atavistic pursuit. The Bear Hunter is a wildly original, challenging investigation into the desire to hunt in the modern world.



The Bear Hunter is the first installment of a series in production that will visit Indigenous hunting communities in the Canadian Arctic, Northern Japan and Romania in 2025, culminating in the release a feature documentary.



Subtitles in any language available upon request.