Academy Award®-nominated Brother Bear co-director Aaron Blaise joins us for an interactive animation demonstration on the Enzian stage!

Free for kids 12 & under! Part of Enzian’s KidFest Summer Film Series.

When an impulsive Inuit boy named Kenai is magically transformed into a bear, he must literally walk in another’s footsteps until he learns some valuable life lessons. His courageous and often zany journey introduces him to a forest full of wildlife, including the lovable bear cub Koda, hilarious moose Rutt and Tuke, woolly mammoths, rambunctious rams and more…all on his quest to become human again. This epic adventure, full of comedy and heart, features five great songs from Phil Collins.

Preceded by “Snow Bear”

***WINNER – Audience Award for Best Animated Short – 2025 Florida Film Festival

Aaron Blaise, director of Disney’s Oscar®-nominated Brother Bear, brings us this beautifully hand-drawn tale of a lonesome polar bear exploring the diminishing Arctic tundra in search of a friend. A bittersweet and ultimately heartwarming story supported by Polar Bears International and The National Parks Conservation Association.

About Aaron Blaise:
Aaron graduated from the Ringling College of Art & Design in 1989 from the Illustration program. He was then hired by Walt Disney Feature Animation where he spent 21 years helping to create some of the greatest animated films ever made. During that time he worked as an animator or supervising animator on The Rescuers Down Under, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas and Mulan. In 2003 he was co-director of Brother Bear for which he earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature Film.