"Bear" - An Animated Short Film

"Bear" tells the story of a young girl and her struggle with depression, represented by a large, physical bear.
The film aims to be a metaphorical representation of mental illness, specifically depression and the silent struggle it can cause for a young person. Nobody should have to deal with the weight of mental illness alone.
WEBSITE: bearthefilm.com
INSTAGRAM: bear.the.film?hl=en
EMAIL: [e-mail]
Directed and Produced by Celia Tewey (@celia_2e)
Animation by Hound Studios
Screenplay by Nicolas Gordon
Supervision by Alex Tahanchin (@tahanchin)
Art Direction by Denis Busygin
Animation by Denis Busygin, Anastasia Titarenko, Anna Akinina, and Nazar Pokusinskyi
Character design by Anastasia Kushnareko
Background design by Artem Korotkov, Anastasia Kushnareko, and Oleksii Filippenko
Concept Art by Kiera Renee Ferguson and Lauren Henneberry
Original Score by Celia Tewey
Executive Produced by Ann Marie Tewey, Brian Tewey, and Brad Feld
Associate Produced by Krista Montagna, Josh Gordon, and Diane Martin
This project is funded in part by a grant from the Boulder Arts Commission, an agency of the Boulder City Council.

[@kristinacoleman3869]

I work with students that have mental illnesses and this was an amazing film!

[@crystalisedtem]

This is beautiful and such a great film with a great message! Well done to everybody! :D

[@zmre]

Such a great and heart warming short film

[@bregn]

Such an important and beautiful film. Thank you for making and sharing it Celia.

[@rupeshbarman9901]

Beautiful

[@hamaadjafry8248]

Amazing!! The art style, the music, and the message are all so beautiful!

[@zcjohnson00]

My eyes are sweating!!

[@luciectvrteckova5350]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@TheComedyGeek]

That was frickin' awesome. I have tears. So wonderful.
And I feel for ya, Bear. I, too, am large and clumsy. And um.... well padded.
I try not to bear mine alone. But I don't really know how to open up.

[@jennycadot3635]

Beautiful story, truly well done! Super important message. 🤩

[@tashastarling6573]

I really like it thank you

[@Redd0w]

This was a truly amazing animation! Also I kept getting tricked when the bear and the friend knocked on the door because it sounded like someone was knocking on the wall next to me 😂

[@shellman1yt816]

Amazing

[@unicornpupart]

cute animation
love the bear boi

[@slickt8128]

He is pretty cute

[@slickt8128]

It truly is a masterpiece. I pray for whoever reads this. Just remember you're not alone. There are people out there to help, and so is god.

[@kevinrobertandrews]

🥲🥲🥲👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️

[@arthurb9671]

"Promo sm"