SNOW BEAR

Aaron Blaise / 12 min. / 2025 / United States / Premiere in the Canary Islands
Fiction and Animation Short Films 2026

Synopsis

This film criticizes intensive livestock farming through the eyes of the animals. In a heavy and suggestive atmosphere, a cow and her calf, separated, struggle to find each other, confronting the viewer with a silent, accusatory discomfort. The film reveals the daily violence of the mega-farm before immersing us in their emotional world.

About the film

DIRECTION: Aaron Blaise
SCRIPT: Aaron Blaise, Nicholas Burch
ANIMATION: Aaron Blaise
PRODUCTION: Nicholas Burch
EDITING: Aaron Blaise
MUSIC: Mark Mancina, Marlon E. Espino

Aaron Blaise

Author

Aaron Blaise (Estados Unidos) is an animator and filmmaker with over two decades of work tied to Walt Disney. He was an animator for classic films such as The Lion King, Aladdin, and Mulan, and directed Brother Bear (2003), for which he was nominated for an Oscar. After leaving Disney, he developed independent projects and founded the educational platform CreatureArtTeacher. Snow Bear, which he made on his own over the course of three years, is his return to traditional hand-made animation.

Filmography

2025 Snow Bear [corto]
2003 Brother Bear
1998 Mulan (animador supervisor)
1995 Pocahontas (animador)
1994 The Lion King (animador)
1992 Aladdin (animador)