Nuisance Bear
A polar bear's traditional migration path leads it into populated areas, sparking conflict between human interests and wild nature as the animal struggles to survive in a changing world.
Producers: Teddy Leifer, Will N. Miller, Michael Code
Director: Gabriela Osio Vanden Jack Weisman
Cinematography: Michael Code, Jack Gawthrop, Samuel Holling
Ian Kerr
Editing: Andres Landau
Sound: David Rose
Composer: Cristobal Tapia de Veer
Director’s Biography
Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman are filmmakers based in Toronto who co-directed the short documentary Nuisance Bear (2021), which was shortlisted for an Academy Award and nominated for two News and Documentary Emmy Awards. Osio Vanden is a Venezuelan Canadian director and cinematographer with a background in visual arts and dance, and Weisman is a director, cinematographer, and co-founder of the Emmy and Peabody winning production company Documist, where he served as an executive producer on The Territory. Their feature debut, an expansion of Nuisance Bear, premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and won the U.S. Grand Jury Prize for Documentary.