Filmmakers Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey chronicle a year in the lives of an Alaskan brown bear named Sky and her cubs, Scout and Amber. Their saga begins as the bears emerge from hibernation at the end of winter. As time passes, the bear family must work together to find food and stay safe from other predators, especially other bears. Although their world is exciting, it is also risky, and the cubs' survival hinges on family togetherness.
Cinematography
Intimate bear footage that took 400+ shooting days.
Score
George Fenton makes salmon fishing feel epic.
Direction
Disneynature crafts genuine tension from real lives.
Director
Keith Scholey
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The crew used remote 'bear-proof' camera rigs disguised as rocks; bears still investigated them.
Disneynature films donate opening week proceeds to conservation; Bears helped fund Alaska national parks programs.
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