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Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman attend the premiere of Nuisance Bear by Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. © 2026 Sundance Institute | photo by Jason Peters.

How Nuisance Bear Finds the Perfect Marriage Between Commitment and Storytelling

by Jason Gorber
February 4, 2026
Features/Interviews/Sundance

An interview with Nuisance Bear directors Jack Weisman and Gabriela Osio Vanden on their Sundance Grand Jury Prize winning documentary.

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Nuisance Bear Review: This One’s Just Right

by Pat Mullen
January 24, 2026January 27, 2026
Reviews/Sundance

Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman brilliantly expand their 2021 short film Nuisance Bear about polar bears forced off their natural migration path in Churchill, Manitoba.

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Sundance Announces Documentaries for 2026 Festival

by Pat Mullen
December 10, 2025
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Sundance announces its 2026 line-up including Nuisance Bear by Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman and The AI Doc by Daniel Roher and Charlie Tyrell.

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Is Canadian Doc Nuisance Bear an Oscar Frontrunner? Watch It Now!

by Pat Mullen
December 28, 2022
Features

Watch Nuisance Bear, a Canadian film among 15 titles shortlisted in the Oscar race for Best Documentary Short.

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Kids in the Hall Doc Leads Canadian Films Heading to SXSW

by Pat Mullen
February 2, 2022
Festivals

The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks, Self-Portrait, Nuisance Bear, Nalujuk Night, and Belle River are among the Canadian documentaries slated for SXSW 2022.

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Nuisance Bear Is Not Your Average Nature Doc

by Pat Mullen
September 9, 2021
Features/TIFF

An interview with Nuisance Bear directors Jack Weisman and Gabriele Osio Vanden on their TIFF 2021 short that observes polar bears and the humans who like to watch.

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