Science on Screen See Change Ruth Sokolof Mar 25

Grizzly Man

Dir. Werner Herzog USA 104 min R

2005 Lionsgate

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Join us for the 2025 National Evening of Science on Screen! In theaters all across the country, people will be coming together for a coast-to-coast offering of thought-provoking programs that pair film screenings with explorations of science, technology, and medicine.

Enjoy a presentation and discussion of Grizzly Man featuring UNMC psychiatrist and previous Science on Screen speaker Dr. Soonjo Hwang (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Tampopo) and dive into the mind of Timothy Treadwell as we learn about the psychological reasoning behind his actions.

Soonjo Hwang, MD

Dr. Hwang specializes in child and adolescent psychiatry, especially pediatric population with disruptive mood and behavior disorders. He works at the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in UNMC. He is a neuroscience researcher specializing in neuro-image and clinical trials especially focusing on empathy, emotional dysregulation, and reward processing. Dr. Hwang is a board member of the institutional review board of University of Nebraska Medical Center. For his clinical research he collaborates nationally and internationally, including Boys Town National Research Hospital, Department of Education in South Korea, University of California San Francisco, and National Institute of Mental Health.

Science on Screen is an initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theater to creatively pair screenings of classic, cult, science fiction, and documentary films with lively presentations by notable experts from the world of science and technology nationwide.

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Film Information

Pieced together from Timothy Treadwell’s actual video footage, Werner Herzog’s remarkable documentary examines the calling that drove Treadwell to live among a tribe of wild grizzly bears on an Alaskan reserve. A devoted conservationist with a passion for adventure, Timothy believed he had bridged the gap between human and beast. When one of the bears he loved and protected tragically turns on him, the footage he shot serves as a window into our understanding of nature and its grim realities.

Reviews

"Werner Herzog has made a brilliant documentary about an American saint and fool — a man who understands everything about nature except death… In a way, Grizzly Man is the ultimate nature documentary, for it chronicles the nature of man as well as the nature of animals." – New Yorker

"The most extraordinary documentary of 2005 (yes, better than the penguins)" – The Atlantic

As part of our See Change initiative, we strive to showcase the work of women and non-binary individuals and their behind-the-scenes involvement in a production.

This film was produced by Alana Berry, Andrea Meditch, and Jewel Palovak.