Polar Bear Country explores how the residents of the small town of Churchill, Manitoba, coexist with hundreds of polar bears that gather annually along Hudson Bay’s shore. Through interviews and rare footage, the film reveals how this remote Arctic town navigates life alongside Earth’s largest land carnivores.
Filmmaker: Andrew Ackerman
Running Time: 16 mins
Language: English with open captions
Type: Official Selection – Short
Andrew Ackerman is a documentary film Director, Cinematographer, and Producer. He was a Director of Photography for the Sundance Audience Award-Winning film and Netflix Original Documentary, Chasing Coral. Andrew has directed two feature length documentaries, Saving the Restaurant and The Rukus, and has worked on various other documentaries, including films that have appeared on Disney +, Netflix, and National Geographic.
