December Spotlight
Snow Bear
Directed by Aaron Blaise | Animation | 11 min
Our December Spotlight Short was a favorite of both our jury AND our audience at the 2025 Three Rivers Film Festival!
Snow Bear is an independently produced 2D hand-drawn film, painstakingly created entirely by Aaron Blaise (Brother Bear, The Lion King) over 3 years.
When a lonely polar bear can't find a friend... he makes one. 🐻❄️ Set in a rapidly changing world, Snow Bear tells the story of a polar bear in an unforgiving environment on his quest for connection.
What is Spotlight?
On the 1st of every month, our programming team highlights a critically acclaimed, fan-favorite, or socially relevant short film that you can watch from anywhere, for free. You can sign up to receive our monthly Spotlight emails below by checking "Spotlight" under Mailing List Interest.