Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story
| Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story | |
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| Distributed by | Echo Bridge |
| Directed by | Stefan Scaini |
| Written by | Kent Staines |
| Starring |
Mark Rendall Graham Greene Katie Stuart Ed Begley, Jr. |
| Production company | Screen Door |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
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| Running time | 92 minutes |
Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story is a 2005 independent Canadian film based on the real life campaign by Spirit Bear Youth Coalition founder Simon Jackson to save the habitat of the Kirmode bear.[1] It stars Mark Rendall as Jackson, Katie Stuart as his love interest, Graham Greene, and Ed Begley, Jr..
Plot
Simon Jackson is an awkward high school teenager who befriends a white bear that saves his life. He learns that the bear is endangered by the destruction of its habitat from logging and grows out of his shell to launch a campaign to the government to protect the bear. He then learns about the hardships of a campaign but succeeds with the help of his friend, Lloyd Blackbird, and his supporters.
Awards
The movie won the Audience Choice Award for Best Feature Film at the Toronto International Film Festival
Trivia
- The film features the rock band the Trews, who are supporters of the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition.
References
- ↑ "West Van teen's fight to save bear worth watching". The Vancouver Province. June 4, 2006.
External links
- Simon Jackson Story at the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition website
- Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story at the Internet Movie Database