Behind the Film: Wild Bear - Worcester Film Festival

Introduction:

With the threat of deforestation & human destruction, a recluse man living out in the wilderness struggles to maintain his life as a bear.
Wild Bear was made with a lot of love and passion for nature, the environment and our future on this planet.

Inspiration:

Wild Bear is a film that explores the negative impact humans have on animals in the natural world. To illustrate this threat, the animals in this film are human.
This role reversal of man playing bear highlights our shared primal instincts of love and survival, and shows how we as humans have a disconnect between our contribution to deforestation and environmental destruction.
This film means a great deal to me and has led me on an incredible journey alongside my lovely cast and crew, who I cannot thank enough for being so passionate through it all and understanding the mission from the get-go.

The Process:

We held rehearsals in the woods, which became a creative playground for inhabiting the instincts, physicality and interactions of animals. We survived a handful of challenging shoot days tackling the great outdoors, but created a visceral film that is both cinematic and intimate. The film may have no dialogue, but it certainly has a lot to say.
From making fake cockroaches to running through pitch-black woods, to filming in streams, howling in fields and everything wildlife threw our way, the project was a unique, treasured experience that I will never forget.

What It Means to Be a Finalist:

I am so honoured to be selected as a finalist at Worcester Film Festival. Thank you so much to the team at the festival – I am so excited to be a part of it!