Bear Story

Bear Story

  • Director: Gabriel Osorio Vargas
  • Writer: Daniel Castro,Gabriel Osorio Vargas
  • Countries of origin: Chile
  • Release date: February 23, 2016
  • Also known as: Ведмежа історія
  • Bear Story is an animated short film produced by Punkrobot Animation Studios and directed by Gabriel Osorio Vegas, which was released in Chile in May 2014.
    "Bear Story" tells the story of Daddy Bear, who was imprisoned in a circus to perform for an audience, and then escaped, looking forward to being reunited with his family. 

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    • Release date February 23, 2016
    • Production companies Punkrobot Studio, Punkrobot Animation Studio

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    • By Zita 2022-12-29 15:45:24

      Riding a boat in a bitter sea, holding a warm old photo

      An animated short film from Chile, the whole film won the 88th Best Animated Short Film Award in 2016 with its exquisite industrial texture and deep human emotion.

      The short film is characterised by a bear, who was originally a craftsman who kept his own feet, but was hijacked by humans, forcibly arrested into the circus, separated from his wife and children, and finally escaped during the performance after suffering hardships. It sounds like the story of "Twelve Years a Slave", but...

    • By Ryley 2022-12-15 02:22:14

      88th Academy Awards 2016 Best Animated Short Film "Bear Story" Film Review

      BearStory is an animation of a true story about the era of Pinochet in Chile.

            Augusto Pinochet, who in 1973 with the support of the United States, overthrew the democratically elected left-wing President Allende in a bloody coup and established a right-wing military government. During his tenure, he carried out neoliberal economic reforms, which made Chile's economy develop rapidly, but at the same time brutally attacked dissidents, resulting in a large number of human rights...

    • By Amani 2022-12-06 22:09:31

      Xiong Sheng under Xiong's pen - art comes from life

      The wonderful thing about this short film is that - layers of suspense, subtle hints - leads to a warm and sad story of Mr. Xiong.

      Mr. Xiong used a puppet show to create a story of a family of three from breaking up to reunion, creating an image of Mr. Xiong who dared to break out of the cage for the family, and beautifying the ending of the story.
      The real Mr. Xiong used this story to make money while looking for his family at the market. Unlike the happy ending in the story,...

    • By Jedidiah 2022-11-23 05:47:00

      very sad short film

      I think one of the tears in this film is the satisfied smile of Bear after watching the screening. Because the child may not understand the Daddy Bear metaphor, because it is the real experience of Daddy Bear. And the little bear will feel that this object, "the projector is so powerful and amazing", will not understand the content of the story. No bear could understand the feelings Dad Bear wanted to convey. Then there is the scene when Daddy Bear looks at other Daddy Bears and his own...

    • By Garland 2022-11-15 12:42:48

      Mama Bear and Baby Bear will come back to Mr. Bear, right?

      The protagonist of the film is an elderly bear, a craftsman who makes handmade mechanical music boxes. Mr. Xiong rides his bicycle to the streets every day and uses the music box performance box he made to show children stories.

      One day, a small audience came to his small theater, and then the story of "play within play" began:

      The happy family of three lived a peaceful life, but this life was suddenly broken by a group of "devils" who searched for prey everywhere and took them...

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    • By Keyshawn 2023-09-29 04:03:22

      This short story has aroused the anger towards animal circus since elementary school. I didn't like Faz this year, but this Oscar's best short animation made me...

    • By Johnny 2023-09-25 08:58:39

      Life is never as good as the story. (The zoo said that I was really a...

    • By Addison 2023-09-10 20:25:17

      Promo against circuses. very...

    • By Martine 2023-09-08 21:54:24

      Humans are the worst! | Short Comment Someone mentioned Pinochet, a chill. ....

    • By Deja 2023-09-04 22:47:21

      There is a child hidden in the...

    Movie plot

    A happy family of three, Mr. Xiong, Mrs. Xiong and Baby Bear lead a simple and happy life. A trapper circus team raided their apartment and took Mr. Bear and many of the animal neighbors to perform in the circus. Mr. Xiong kept forbearing in the long suffering, and finally found a chance to escape from the clutches of the circus. When he opened the door again, it was already "a bear is not a bear". In the years that followed, Mr. Xiong...
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    Background creation

    This animated short was inspired by the personal experience of director Gabriel Osorio Vegas' grandfather. In 1973, Augusto Jose Ramon Pinochet Ugarte staged a coup and began a dictatorship over Chile. In this incident, Gabriel's grandfather, like many others, was convicted of his words and was forced to be separated from his family. He was unable to reunite with his family until his death. The main creative team adapted this real...
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    Positive Reviews

    The film is reminiscent of the 2014 Oscar-winning short " Mr. Hublot ." The two have the same purpose, the same steampunk style, the same warmth and tenderness under the industrial metal machinery, and the same lonely heart's longing for home. (mixed fairy tale review) 
    The director did not choose to present the film in a very heavy way, but from the perspective of a child. The animation is cleverly designed, which not only expresses...
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