After his anger erupts into violence, Cole, in order to avoid going to prison, agrees to participate in a sentencing alternative based on the native American Circle Justice, and is sent to a remote Alaskan island where an encounter with a huge Spirit Bear changes his life. This gripping, graphic survival story from an award-winning writer paints an unsparing picture of one violent teen and offers a poignant testimony to the power of pain that can...

Showcases a year in the life of a bear family as two impressionable young cubs are taught life's most important lessons. Set against a majestic Alaskan backdrop teeming with life, their journey begins as winter comes to an end and the bears emerge from hibernation to face the bitter cold. The world outside is exciting-but risky-as the cubs' playful descent down the mountain carries with it a looming threat of avalanches.

"Katya and her Meema are spending another normal summer at their cottage in Alaska, when a chance accident leaves Katya face-to-face with the biggest creature she's ever seen... an enormous Kodiak bear, soon to become her closest friend. But when Katya must suddenly return home to Seattle, the two are torn apart, leaving Kodi to do whatever it takes to reunite with his fragile human friend. It's a wild adventure packed with breathtaking views, new...

Eleven-year-old Buck Bray travels to Denali National Park in Alaska to shoot a new kids' wilderness show, and with the cameraman's daughter, they work to solve the mystery of two missing grizzly cubs.

Ranger Jack Wedloe brings his young nephew Mark to Heartbreak Bay National Forest, where Fog Benson has offered a $500 reward for the black bear he thinks is stealing his sheep. Finding Gentle Ben trapped in a mine hole and knowing that he could not have killed the sheep, Mark and Ashley try to free him before Fog kills him.

"Braving Alaska" follows four families as they leave civilization to live as modern day pioneers in the Alaskan wilderness. Three additional films feature footage of places in Alaska rarely touched by humans.

A 25-year-old backcountry wanderer, a man happiest exploring wild places with his dog, Dan Bigley woke up one midsummer morning to a day full of promise. Before it was over, after a stellar day of salmon fishing along Alaska's Kenai and Russian rivers, a grizzly came tearing around a corner in the trail. Dan barely had time for "bear charging" to register before it had him on the ground, altering his life forever. His life was shattered by the mauling...