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Polar Bears Don’t Cry
Germany, 2008, (45 min.)
Language: german
PG-11
Director
Thomas Behrend
Author
Thomas Behrend
Camera
Thomas Behrend, Christina Karliczek, Uwe Anders
Film editing
Patrick Wolters
Sound mixing
n.n.
Music
n.n.
Narrator
Stephan Benson
Editors
Wolf Lengwenus (NDR), Jörn Röver (NDR Natufilm)
 
Summary

The permanent ice in the Arctic is melting. Our climatic change is particularly affecting the polar regions. For several years wildlife film producer, Thomas Behrend has been observing and experiencing the lives of polar bears and seals at first hand, and the effects of global warming on these animals. Using impressive pictures he reports on the filming in Canada and Spitzbergen. With the help of local people and scientists, he attempts to better understand the changes in climate and nature in the Arctic.
 
 
Biography

[translate:] Thomas (*1964) begann 1989 mit dem renommierten Unterwasserfilme Dr. Walter Sigl zusammenzuarbeiten und gründete `91 seine Produktionsfirma BLUE PLANET FILM. Seither hat er bei mehr als 100 Filmen mitgewirkt. „Das Abenteuer der Eisenbärenkinder“ (2007) lief letztes Jahr bei Green Screen.
 
Contact

Studio Hamburg Produktion/ NDR Naturfilm
Jenfelder Allee 80, 22045 Hamburg
Film still
Portrait
Thomas Behrend