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.
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Upcoming screenings & events
BANFF Mountain Film Festival
1st of November 2026, Banff, Canada
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
BANFF Mountain Film Festival
2027 Dates to come
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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.”
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