Overview

Pieced together from Timothy Treadwell's actual video footage, Werner Herzog's 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. The film is an opportunity to outline Reflexive Documentary, which are documentaries with meta-commentary about the nature of the film and how the documentary genre operates.