This couple turned the nature documentary on its head | The Playback

Cinematographers Jack Weisman and Gabriela Osio Vanden turned the nature documentary on its head in their directorial debut, the awards season darling, Nuisance Bear. The film explores how we share space with animals from the perspective of one cheeky polar bear.
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Credits:
Featuring: Jack Weisman and Gabriela Osio Vanden
Series Producer: Sam Vladimirsky
Editor: Sam Vladimirsky
Animator: Tricia Cenit
Executive Producer: Sky Dylan-Robbins
Footage Courtesy of The New Yorker

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