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12/10/2025

We are thrilled to announce our feature documentary NUISANCE BEAR has been accepted to the 2026 film festival! This project was lovingly crafted by co-directors and along with a large family of team members over a ten year journey. We can't wait to bring it to audiences!

A and .official production with

directed by

produced by Teddy Leifer

cinematography Sam Holling

editing

original music

sound design Dave Rose

narrated by Mike Tunalaaq Gibbons

08/20/2024

has selected our very own to join their 40 Under 40 class of 2024, a lovely honor which spotlights emerging documentary talent! Come say hi at the festival this November in NYC :)

See the full list of honorees at www.docnyc.net

01/12/2024

Wow, what an honor to be recognized with the Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking, for "profound social impact, significant innovation of form, and remarkable mastery of filmmaking technique." Not bad!

As always, thanks so much to .97 for collaborating with us on this film, and for your tireless work protecting your land and the rainforest. This award is for all of you!

Thank you for making sure the film is seen all over the world and has the maximum impact possible.

10/13/2023

On any given night, tens of thousands of fishermen in China's distant-water squid fleet perform an industrial ballet thousands of miles out on the high seas. With unprecedented access to the extremely remote fishing grounds, SQUID FLEET is a poetic exploration of the motivations of the fishermen, the brutality of systemic labor abuses in the Chinese fishing industry, and the destruction wrought by the commodification of people and nature in our globalized world. It is based on two years of rigorous investigative journalism from the Pulitzer Prize-winning team of The Outlaw Ocean Project.

07/28/2023

Nuisance Bear has received two Emmy Nominations!

⭐️ Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary
⭐️ Outstanding Sound

Historically it’s been difficult for short films to break into craft categories and we are so honoured to be recognized amongst friends and filmmakers we admire greatly.

Congratulations!
Cinematographers: Gabriela Osio Vanden (), Jack Weisman (), and Sam Holling
Sound Designer: David Rose
Mixer: James Bastable ()

11/28/2022

✨ Nuisance Bear is an nominee for Best Short Documentary ✨

IDA Documentary Awards is the world's most prestigious award event solely dedicated to documentary film recognizing the most groundbreaking documentary films of the year.

If you’re an IDA member please considering voting for any of these wonderful films!

Nuisance Bear also received this year’s Honorable Mention for a Pare Lorentz Award. Films bestowed with this award exhibit the highest production values and artistry in its directing, writing, music composition, camera work, editing and research, and exemplifies the spirit and tradition of Pare Lorentz's work—his passion for people and the land and his quest for a more fruitful coexistence between the two.

This is the first time a short film has been given this honor! Thank you 🙏🏼

09/29/2022

Congrats to , , and for the Emmy! 🎉

Big shout-out to for the beautiful music, and and the whole Outlaw Ocean team for championing the film and making sure it was widely distributed all around the world!

06/24/2022

Hello from Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ❤️

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