Between Breaths

For many years, Florian Ledoux has lived and filmed on the drifting sea ice of Svalbard. Over time, a young polar bear crosses his path. He names her Grinch. Orphaned too soon, she grows up alone in a fragile and changing world. From a distance, Florian follows her journey, witnessing her resilience, her vulnerability, her life on the edge of survival. Between them, there is no contact. Only silence, distance… and presence. Yet, a bond quietly forms. Until the day she disappears. Between Breaths revisits this pivotal encounter, a story of memory, loss, and the invisible, fragile thread that binds us to the wild.

WFFR LAUREL 2026 (Wildlife Film Festival Rotterdam)

Upcoming screenings & events

Festival Nature de l'image Pyrénéen:
25th of September 2026 at 11 am
26th of September 2026 at 12 pm
27th of September 2026 at 1:30 pm

Siena International Photo Award SIPA Talk:
09th of October 2026, Siena, Italy.

Natura Film Festival:
11th of October 2026, à 12:15 pm, Kongsberg, Norway

Wildscreen Panda Awards:
22nd of October 2026, Bath, England.

International Ornithological Film Festival:

29th of October 2026, at 5 pm in Ménigoute
30th of October 2026, at 10 am in Ménigoute

Mountain Image Festival:
29th to 31st of October 2026, Pau, France

BANFF Mountain Film Festival
1st of November 2026, Banff, Canada

Wildlife Film Festival Rotterdam:

2nd of November to 8th of November 2026, Rotterdam

Aquarium of the Pacific:
8th of November 2026 in Los Angeles, USA

Jackson Wild Media Award:
9th to 10th of November 2026 in Hollywood, USA

Wildlife Film Festival Rotterdam:

6th of November 2026 à 9:25 pm, Cinerama Zaal 2
8th of November 2026 at 3:25 pm, Cinerama Zaal 6

Montier Photo Festival
22nd November at 12:00 pm, Montier-en-Der, France

Our Team

THE ARCTIC AND POLAR BEARS

The reason this story exists

PRODUCTION
BETWEEN BREATHS

DIRECTED BY
Florian Ledoux
Jozef Kaut

PRODUCED BY
Jozef Kaut
Florian Ledoux

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Biggi Hilmars

STORY BY
Florian Ledoux
Jozef Kaut

STORY EDITOR
Hugh Francis Anderson

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Florian Ledoux

ADDITIONAL CAMERA
Mathéo Ganadu

EDITING
Andy Netley

COLOR GRADING
Florian “Utsi” Martin
Nordisk Film Shortcut

SOUND DESIGN AND MIXING
Nathanaël Gustin – Roll Sound
Mixed at La Puce à l’Oreille Studio, Paris

FOLEY ARTIST
Nicolas Dubois
Sound Fishing Bruitages

NARRATION
Florian Ledoux

ORIGINAL SCORE BY
Biggi Hilmars

Recorded at Biggi Music studios, Reykjavik

December 2025 to January 2026

Composer’s assistant and additional arrangements by

Arngerður María Árnadóttir

Performed by

Vocals, piano, celtic harp, harmonium - Arngerður María Árnadóttir
Rhodes, synths, vocals - Biggi Hilmars

ADDITIONAL MUSIC

THE WEIGHT OF MISSING
Écrit par Aurora Aksnes – Interprété par AURORA
Avec l’aimable autorisation de Peermusic Arctic Rights Norway

INEFFABLE SOLITUDE

Written by Biggi Hilmars

Performed by Reykjavik Orkestra

Courtesy of Biggi Hilmars

FIELD LOGISTICS
Artaius AS – Florian Ledoux
Mathéo Ganadu – LifeSong Sailing

WARM THANKS

To all of you, thank you for your constant trust and support,
through the work and the stories that the ice gives us.

“Without ice, the Arctic Ocean has no melody.”