
The Bear Inside a Whale (2025)
1h 20m | PG-13
Stan Hill Jr. is a Haudenosaunee artist living in Miawpukek First Nation Reserve, Conne River, Newfoundland. In “The Bear Inside a Whale,” he and his family discuss racism, identity, religion, creation and art, along with the cultural extinction of the Beothuk of Newfoundland. Throughout the film, we follow Stan carving a bear out of a whale vertebra. And we visit The Rooms (museum) in St. John’s, Newfoundland, where Stan talks about viewing and reclaiming Indigenous artefacts.
Director: Kenneth J. Harvey
Studio: Island Horse Productions
Genre: Documentary
Video: 720p
Cast

Stan Hill Jr.
as Self

Marilyn John
as Self

Susan Quann
as Self

Trey Hill
as Self