This film explores polar bear conflicts in Churchill, asking who belongs in a shifting Arctic.
Churchill, Manitoba, the “World Polar Bear
Capital” attracts visitors from around the globe.
But as climate change brings polar bears closer
to human settlements, some are branded a
nuisance and removed from their ancient paths.
Through the perspectives of polar bears, local
residents, and the Inuit community of Arviat,
“Nuisance Bear” explores a changing Arctic
where tourism, survival, and belonging collide.
When a sacred predator is declared a problem,
it raises a deeper question: who truly belongs in
this shared landscape?
A film for those who see nature as a shared
home, not a spectacle.
