a man who managed to get himself and his girlfriend eaten, and you know what? He deserves Werner Herzog. Charlie Russell, a naturalist who studied bears for many years, lived near them and raised them for a decade in Kamchatka, corresponded with Treadwell and wrote about the film: Herzog is a skillful filmmaker so a large percentage of those who watch the movie Grizzly Man, overlook Timothy's amazing way with animals even though to me this stands out very strongly. The fact that Timothy spent an incredible 35,000 hours, spanning 13 years, living with the bears in Katmai National Park, without any previous mishap, escapes people completely. Even with his city-kid background, I found myself mesmerized by what he could do with animals. The film placed at No. 94 on Slant Magazines best 100 films of the 2000s. Awards Nominated for the Gotham Award for Best Documentary Won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary/ Non-Fiction Film Won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Non-Fiction Film Won the San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Documentary Won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival Won the Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary Won the Anugerah Seri Angkasa 2008 Angkasapuri. References Further reading Conesa-Sevilla, J. (2008). "Walking With Bears: An Ecopsychological Study of Timothy (Dexter) Treadwell", The Trumpeter, 24, 1, 136–150. Dewberry, Eric. "Conceiving Grizzly Man through the 'Powers of the False' ", Scope (Nottingham University), 2008 External links Roger Ebert's review Peter Bradshaw's review Regarding the Pain of Others:Grizzly Man by Laurie Stone nthWORD Magazine Shorts 2005 documentary films 2005 films Alfred P. Sloan Prize winners American documentary films Biographical documentary films Documentary films about Alaska Documentary films about bears Environmental films Environment of the United States Films directed by Werner Herzog Films set in Alaska Films shot in Alaska Grizzly bears in popular culture Lionsgate films Katmai National Park and Preserve Sundance Film Festival award winners Collage film 2000s English-language films 2000s American films