2025·Animation·14m
6.9
★
An orphaned bear cub finds a home with a fatherly evergreen tree, until his hunger for trash leads him to danger.
Directed by Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears
tree
growing up
orphan
forest fire
trash
bear cub
overprotective father
evergreen
over-protective dad
Rank
#132 in 2025·#3561 overall
IMDB
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Jeff Draheim
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Popular Reviews
404 reviews
Andrew Warren
9.0★ · 03/08/26
Oscar Nominated Animated Short Film
“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” (John 15:13 NIV)
Not even going to lie, I was holding back tears in the break room watching this short film. A beautiful and touching short film on the importance of friendships, and themes of recycling and avoiding environmental harm. I’m suspecting most of the reason for this short film being rated lower is because of its use of a Bible verse at the very end. As a Christian, I don’t really understand it because the short film isn’t “Christianity propaganda” as read in one of the reviews on Letterboxd. But to each their own, I guess.
“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” (John 15:13 NIV)
Not even going to lie, I was holding back tears in the break room watching this short film. A beautiful and touching short film on the importance of friendships, and themes of recycling and avoiding environmental harm. I’m suspecting most of the reason for this short film being rated lower is because of its use of a Bible verse at the very end. As a Christian, I don’t really understand it because the short film isn’t “Christianity propaganda” as read in one of the reviews on Letterboxd. But to each their own, I guess.
Oscar Nominated Animated Short Film
“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” (John 15:13 NIV)
Not even going to lie, I was holding back tears in the break room watching this short film. A beautiful and touching short film on the importance of friendships, and themes of recycling and avoiding environmental harm. I’m suspecting most of the reason for this short film being rated lower is because of its use of a Bible verse at the very end. As a Christian, I don’t really understand it because the short film isn’t “Christianity propaganda” as read in one of the reviews on Letterboxd. But to each their own, I guess.
“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” (John 15:13 NIV)
Not even going to lie, I was holding back tears in the break room watching this short film. A beautiful and touching short film on the importance of friendships, and themes of recycling and avoiding environmental harm. I’m suspecting most of the reason for this short film being rated lower is because of its use of a Bible verse at the very end. As a Christian, I don’t really understand it because the short film isn’t “Christianity propaganda” as read in one of the reviews on Letterboxd. But to each their own, I guess.
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mduffin00
7.0★ · 03/10/26
Smokey the Bear origin story
Smokey the Bear origin story
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kk
8.0★ · 02/07/26
this is the gluttony they spoke of in the bible
this is the gluttony they spoke of in the bible
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La la Lander
7.0★ · 05/17/26
I love this style of animation
I love this style of animation
Lucas Emmet
9.0★ · 05/13/26
Wow, devastating, heart warming, and real.
Wow, devastating, heart warming, and real.