Poles Apart - Trailer (c)NFTS 2017

(c)NFTS 2017 Synopsis 2017 12 mins Colour Dolby 5.1 Stop-Motion Poles Apart tells the story of an unlikely meeting between Nanuk, a tough female polar bear, and Aklak, an enthusiastic male grizzly bear, brought together by their changing habitats. The lack of food in a melting Arctic has left the solitary Nanuk desperately hungry. When the hopeful and eager Aklak crashes into Nanuk’s world, she has to decide if the naive grizzly bear is her food or her friend. Cast Helena Bonham Carter - Nanuk (Polar Bear) Joseph May Aklak - (Grizzly bear) Crew Paloma Baeza - Director/Writer/Animator Ser En Low - Producer Shaun Raad - Script Advisor Jon Muschamp - Cinematographer Paula Giménez - Production Designer Florencia Casas - Production Manager Sophie Halton - Production Co-Ordinator Zsofia Tálas - Editor Morgan Muse - Sound Designer & Re-recording Mixer Hollie Buhagiar - Composer Gillian Simpson - VFX Supervisor Ollie Brummell, Shivani Shah - CG Supervisors David Sheldon, Suoran Li - Compositors Alex Davis - Co