THE BEAR HUNTER / JAPAN / LOUISIANA PREMIERE

A hunter who lives in the mountain knows the bears well. She apologizes to each bear every time she kills one, but she has to, for it is how she makes her living. One evening, she comes across a bear and when she is about to kill it, the bear speaks to her.

Japanese with English subtitles.

Director Biography

Sayaka Hara is an animator from Nagano, Japan. After learning design at Tama Art University in Tokyo, she was inspired by European animation styles and went to Central Saint Martins to study animation.