The Blue Bear

Lynn Schooler was guiding in Juneau when he met Japanese photographer, Michio Hoshino. Both loved writing, photography, and Alaska's wilderness, and searched to find and photograph the rare glacier bear. Before they could find a blue bear, Hoshino was tragically killed by a 700-pound grizzly, and Schooler dedicated himself to getting their photograph to honor his friend. THE BLUE BEAR stages Schooler's achingly intimate portrait of a remarkable friendship, and combines Schooler's words with Hoshino's photographs in a stunning production.