Spring of the White Bear

Kirima, a sixteen-year-old Inuit boy, is alone on the ice. Having survived a polar bear attack that has left his favorite sled dog mortally injured and lost the day’s hunt to the ursine, he struggles to control his panic while heading back home to the winter camp. Kirima has many thoughts running through his mind as the specter of failure looms over him: how can he prove that he is a man ready to take on a man’s responsibilities to his father and grandfather? How can he make them proud?It is when the shaman arrives in his village and brings troubling news that spurs Kirima into action, as he embarks on an expedition to save his people that puts all his survival skills to the test.