Return of the Grizzly
This powerful 37-minute documentary follows the path and challenges of the “explorer bear,” the pioneering young male grizzlies that come from small, isolated core populations. The grizzly bear needs to explore and pioneer new habitats to spread its gene pool, and its long journeys are increasingly driven–and hemmed in–by the ravages of climate change. Return of the Grizzly is premiering NOW at numerous theaters in the West, and after we've entered it into upcoming film festivals it'll be FREE to experience on this site, STYG's social media accounts and on YouTube. Stay tuned!!!
Narrated by Jeff Bridges
Original score by Bill Payne
Tom Mangelsen • Yvon Chouinard • Thomas McGuane • Terry Tempest Williams • Doug Peacock • Michael Hausman • CMarie Furhman
A film by Never Give Up Films
Directed and Produced by Maaike Middleton
Executive Producers Doug Peacock & Dan Sullivan
Edited by John Klein
Artwork by Parks Reece
Pocatello, Idaho
Screening
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
ISU Bengal Theater
14 East Humboldt Street
Pocatello, ID
Doors 5:30 – Film 6:00
Guest speakers include:
Guest speakers include: Sierra Club Field Organizer, Northern Rockies Wildlands and Wildlife, Nick Gevock; Julian Matthews Wildlife & Lands Program Coordinator, Idaho Sierra Club and Coordinator, Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment.
Boise, Idaho
Screening
Wednesday, November 13, 2023
Lost Grove Brewing
1026 South La Pointe Street
Boise, ID
Doors 6:30 – Film 7:00
Guest speakers include:
Sierra Club Field Organizer, Northern Rockies Wildlands and Wildlife, Nick Gevock; Julian Matthews Wildlife & Lands Program Coordinator, Idaho Sierra Club and Coordinator, Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment.
Hamilton, Montana
Screening
I’m afraid we’ll be postponing our upcoming Missoula and Hamilton screenings of Return of the Grizzly as we wait for our planned speaker and STYG founder Doug Peacock to recover from a fall. But don’t worry, Doug’s part griz himself–he’ll bounce back
Stay tuned for updates!
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Rocky Mountain Grange #116
1436 South 1st St
Hamilton, Montana
Doors 6:00 – Film 7:00
Q&A with Film participants
Special guest speaker: Founder of Save the Yellowstone Grizzly Doug Peacock, aka Hayduke
Music by:
Teague Goodvoice
Missoula, Montana
Screening
I’m afraid we’ll be postponing our upcoming Missoula and Hamilton screenings of Return of the Grizzly as we wait for our planned speaker and STYG founder Doug Peacock to recover from a fall. But don’t worry, Doug’s part griz himself–he’ll bounce back Stay tuned for updates!
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Wilma Theatre
131 S Higgins Ave
Missoula, MT
TBA
About the Film
This powerful 37-minute documentary follows the path and challenges of the “explorer bear,” the pioneering young male grizzlies that come from small, isolated core populations. The grizzly bear needs to explore and pioneer new habitats to spread its gene pool, and its long journeys are increasingly driven–and hemmed in–by the ravages of climate change.
“The effect of climate change is creating explorer bears. Safe passage and tolerance for grizzly bears are the best bet for connectivity between Glacier and Yellowstone,” said Doug Peacock, award-winning author, filmmaker, grizzly bear expert and founder of Save the Yellowstone Grizzly. Safe wildlife corridors over/under busy highways are a win/win for public safety and griz survival.
Return of the Grizzly proves that, through coexistence and tolerance, humans and grizzlies can “learn” to live together, as Native Americans have proven for thousands of years. The film is narrated by one of America’s most beloved actors and storytellers, Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges, and is scored by legendary pianist Bill Payne of Little Feat.
The film, directed by Maaike Middleton, visits with grizzly bear biologists, road ecologists, filmmakers, Native Americans, bear coexistence activists, wildlife photographers, and business owners. Return of the Grizzly features archival, and never before seen, grizzly footage by Doug Peacock.
Return of the Grizzly was created and produced by Save the Yellowstone Grizzly and sponsored by Patagonia and the Sierra Club along with support from the Montana Film Office, the Natalie Orfalea Foundation, and Sound Color Studios. The executive producers are Doug Peacock and Dan Sullivan.
Return of the Grizzly offers proven, long-term solutions for human/bear conflict, a vision for the grizzly’s secure future in its native habitat, and ways for YOU to get productively involved in the preservation of this unique American species, one whose independence, strength, and determination mirrors our own.