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VIFF Announces Massive Documentary Line-up for 2026 Festival

by Pat Mullen
August 27, 2026
Festivals/News

Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) announces over 50 documentaries among the line-up for its 2026 edition.

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A collage of photos in three rows - Top row: Nuisance Bear (Gabrielle Osio Vanden), Once Upon a Time in Harlem (William Greaves Productions | Courtesy of Sundance Institute); Middle row: Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions (The Gay Agenda), The Sandbox (Kenya-Jade Pinto); Bottom row: The Wolves Always Come at Night (Michael Latham | Chromosom, Guru Media, Over Here Productions), CPH:DOX, Shelley Saywell in Gaza (Courtesy Shelley Saywell)

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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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A view from Main Street at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Photo by Lauren Hartmann. Courtesy of the Sundance Institute

The 2026 Sundance Documentary Report: On Last Calls & New Beginnings

by Pat Mullen Jason Gorber
February 2, 2026
Features/Sundance

Documentary highlights from the 2026 Sundance Film Festival include Nuisance Bear, Once Upon a Time in Harlem, Time and Water, All About the Money, and more!

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Nuisance Bear, To Hold a Mountain Lead Sundance Award Winners

by Pat Mullen
January 30, 2026
News/Sundance

Sundance winners include Nuisance Bear and To Hold a Mountain for the Grand Jury Prizes for U.S. and World Cinema Documentary.

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Nuisance Bear Review: This One’s Just Right

by Pat Mullen
January 24, 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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The Sundance 2026 Watch List: The Last Class of Docs in Park City

by Pat Mullen
January 21, 2026
Features/Sundance

Sundance documentaries on our radar include Nuisance Bear, Once Upon a Time in Harlem, and The AI Doc.

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Sundance Announces Documentaries for 2026 Festival

by Pat Mullen
December 10, 2025
News/Sundance

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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The Oscar Nominated Short Docs: It Was a Very Good Year

by Pat Mullen Marc Glassman
February 16, 2023
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TheOscar nominated short docs include The Martha Mitchell Effect, Haulout, Stranger at the Gate, How do You Measure a Year?, and The Elephant Whisperers.

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All That Breathes Tops Cinema Eye Honors Winners

by Pat Mullen
January 13, 2023
Industry

The Cinema Eye Honors winners include All That Breathes, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Fire of Love, and Nuisance Bear.

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