True Films 3.0 - Kevin Kelly

Grizzly Man
The joy of the wild can melt our hearts so that we feel completely at one
with nature. Sometimes that joy is so great it can send us over the edge
into madness. That’s what happened to Timothy, who fell in love with
the Grizzly Bear. His zeal to protect them from other humans led him
to spend 14 summers in their feeding grounds where he became their
friend. He came to see his defense of them as heroic and began filming
himself as the star of his own movie while living among them. On his
own intimate video tapes, we hear his confessions, dreams, and scripted
scenes as gonzo nature host. We also watch close up as he gradually
becomes unhinged in his connection to the bears. Late one fall, Timothy
is eventually eaten by one of the grizzlies he was filming. Timothy’s
footage was later masterfully edited and supplemented with interviews
by documentarian Werner Herzog into one of the most memorable true
films in years.
By Werner Herzog
2005, 100 min.
Available form Amazon
Rent from Netflix
Trevor hangs out with his Grizzlies along the
banks of his favorite watching place. Some
young Grizzlies sniff him out (left) while Trevor
uses his hand to keep them back as he films. In
a scary moment, Trevor pokes a Grizzly as it exits
the stream.
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