The Bear Inside a Whale
2025, English. Directed by Kenneth J. Harvey.
Stan Hill Jr. is a Haudenosaunee artist living in Miawpukek First Nation Reserve, Conne River, Newfoundland. In “The Bear Inside a Whale,” he and his family discuss racism, identity, religion, creation and art, along with the cultural extinction of the Beothuk of Newfoundland. Throughout the film, we follow Stan carving a bear out of a whale vertebra. And we visit The Rooms (museum) in St. John’s, Newfoundland, where Stan talks about viewing and reclaiming Indigenous artefacts.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
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- English
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- 17 June 2025
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The Bear Inside a Whale runs 80 minutes (1h 20m).
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The Bear Inside a Whale isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 June 2025. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Bear Inside a Whale?
If you liked The Bear Inside a Whale, try Earth, Rivers and Tides, Grizzly Man.
Who directed The Bear Inside a Whale?
The Bear Inside a Whale (2025) was directed by Kenneth J. Harvey and stars Stan Hill Jr., Marilyn John, Susan Quann.