Snow Bear

"In the Arctic, friends are hard to come by."

2024 0h 11m XX

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8.5

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★8.5TMDB · 26

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Synopsis

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When a lonely polar bear can't find a friend... he makes one. Set in a rapidly changing world, "Snow Bear" tells the story of a polar bear in an unforgiving environment on his quest to find a friend. This independently produced 2D hand drawn film was painstakingly created entirely by Aaron Blaise over 3 years.

“In the Arctic, friends are hard to come by.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Aaron Blaise
Writers: Aaron Blaise, Lyndon Ruddy, Travis Blaise
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 11-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Aaron Blaise shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "In the Arctic, friends are hard to come by.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt35664086 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 26 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Aaron Blaise directs. Aaron Blaise cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 11-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 2 years ago.
3Editor Aaron Blaise shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Marketing tagline: "In the Arctic, friends are hard to come by.".
5IMDB entry: tt35664086 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 26 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
7Classified under 18 themes, including "polar bear", "loneliness", "bear", "snow".

The technical file

Editing: Aaron Blaise
Sound: Mac Smith
Runtime: 11 min · 0h 11m
Status: Released
Original language: XX
IMDB: Snow Bear (2024)

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CinemaSerf2026-01-17
★ 8/10
Now I know that polar bears usually prefer to be solitary, but this gorgeously crafted animation is at times just plain sad. A bear is wandering it’s icy homeland looking for some company. With winter looming, most sensible critters like the geese have skedaddled and the orca are a bit wary of letting it swim with their calf. Luckily, it stumbles upon a pile of snow that just happens to resemble another bear, and that spawns an idea. A flexible and constantly changing idea at that, and they are able to share the winter together without it’s friend making any demands on the limited food supply! As the spring arrives, though, something out of Raymond Briggs becomes inevitable, and then - just as the flowers start to emerge in the pasture… It might be the scoring, or just the way in which this feature gently tugs at the heart strings but there is something really poignant about the loneliness here. It contains a message at the end advising of the vulnerability of these creatures as their terrain is reduced by global warming but I also felt there to be another note here to remind us that people, too, can be isolated and bereft of company and that whilst we can feel strongly for this bear, we ought to remember our fellow bipeds too. Touching, fun, melancholic and good as it gets, I’d say.

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