(Werner Herzog, US 2005, 103 min., 35mm)

Herzog’s most talked-about film in years tells the bizarre story of Timothy Treadwell. The failed actor moved from Hollywood to the Alaskan Peninsula to study and live among deadly grizzly bears, a choice that ultimately led to the gruesome death of Treadwell and his girlfriend in 2003. Treadwell’s mesmerizing video diary is illuminated by interviews with those who knew and loved him.