Snow Bear (2024)

Directed by

Aaron Blaise

Genre

animation, family

Country

United States

Runtime

11 min

Rating

8.5 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lonely polar bear journeys through the Arctic wilderness. The 11 minute animated short has no dialogue and follows the bear's quiet life alone.

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What happens

Snow Bear is a 2025 American animated short film written and directed by Aaron Blaise (known for the 2003 Academy Award-nominated feature Brother Bear). The 11-minute wordless animated film following the life of a lonely polar bear was selected in various international film festivals, including the Annecy Film Festival, the Tribeca Film Festival and Animafest Zagreb. The film was entirely animated by Aaron Blaise himself over the span of three years. Snow Bear is currently available to watch on Blaise's YouTube channel. It was shortlisted for the 98th Academy Awards in the category of Best Animated Short Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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