Jack Weisman is a distinguished American-Canadian filmmaker known for his visually striking and unconventional storytelling. His directorial debut, Nuisance Bear (2022), co-directed with Gabriela Osio Vanden, offers a gripping, wordless study of polar bears navigating human-dominated landscapes in Churchill, Manitoba. The film received widespread acclaim, earning a spot on the 95th Academy Award® Shortlist, a News & Documentary Emmy® nomination, and top honors at Cinema Eye Honors, Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards, and IDA Documentary Awards.
Weisman co-founded Documist, an Emmy® and Peabody®-winning production company. He served as an executive producer on The Territory (2022), which premiered at Sundance, won both the Audience Award and a Special Jury Prize, and is now available on Disney+ through National Geographic Documentary Films.
Weisman holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Production from York University (2015). He is passionate about inclusive approaches to storytelling that intersect with the natural world. Currently, he is in production on his feature debut produced by Documist, Rise Films, and A24 slated for release in 2026.
