Documentary ·Animation · Canada · 2023 · 6m

A Bear Named Jesus

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Cast

Crew

Melody McKiver — Original Music Composer Archer Pechawis — Writer Christa Couture — Producer Michelle St. John — Producer

Synopsis

At Archer’s Aunty Gladys’ funeral, he hears a tap on the window — it’s a bear named Jesus, who has come for Archer’s mom. “A Bear Named Jesus” is an allegory for religious interference, with an aching yet humorous look at estrangement and mourning for the loss of someone still living.

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