BEAR STORY - GABRIEL OSORIO (2014) *

Written by Daniel Castro and directed by Gabriel Osorio, the Chilean computer animation Bear Story (Historia de un Oso) won the Oscar for Best Short Animation in 2015 and is a fine example: dialogue-free, beautiful and sentimental. It also has a strong message - that animals should not be stolen from their habitat and made to perform in circuses. The continued enslavement and murder of animals is indeed the greatest crime in human history (and our belief that we are not just a species of great ape is our gravest error). Bear Story follows a bear who has created a mechanical diorama telling the story of a circus bear who was torn away from his wife and child. But does the story reflect real life and does either have a happy ending? If you like Bear Story by Gabriel Osorio, be sure to rate it and share it.