The Producers
Roman Droux - Director and Producer
Born in the Emmental in Switzerland. MSc in Geography, Geology and Environmental Studies. Producer and director. CEO of memox Films, Switzerland.
David Bittner - Protagonist
Born 1977 in Bern and having grown up in Gstaad right in the middle of the Swiss mountains, David Bittner studied biology at the University of Bern and accomplished his PhD in 2009. His dissertation dealed with the evolution of different whitefish species in Swiss lakes and with still unexplained deformations of reproductive organs in whitefish of Lake Thun. For his research he was awarded with the renowned ‘Bernese Environmental Research Award‘ in 2010. Since the year 2002 the adventurer travels to Alaska whenever possible in order to observe and study the Kodiak and Coastal Brown Bears. He takes along cameras to document his experiences. Many of the bears he knows individually and with a lot of patience, empathy and behaving accordingly he succeeded in winning a few individual bear’s trust over the years. To his favourite bears he’s given names like Luunie, Luna, Balu and Bruno. With research, information, books and films the biologist tries to contribute his share to protect and conserve these unique animals.
Making The Film
Bear and producer within touching distance.
At the far end of the Alaskan peninsula, filmmaker Roman Droux and researcher David Bittner experience astonishingly up-close encounters with grizzly bears. Follow a bear family in its struggle for survival in the harsh wilds of Alaska. Witness tense scenes of conflict, and discover the untamed lives of these wild creatures. A breathtaking wildlife film, framed through an unusually intimate and personal story of the wilderness.
