Film Streams Omaha, NE
Soonjo Hwang, MD
Neuroscience Researcher, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Grizzly Man— Bear in mind...
Program Description
Join UNMC psychiatrist and returning Science on Screen speaker Dr. Soonjo Hwang and dive into the mind of Timothy Treadwell as we learn about the psychological reasoning behind his actions.
This event is part of our 2025 National Evening of Science on Screen.
Presented At
Film Streams Omaha, NE
Film Synopsis
A devastating and heartrending take on grizzly bear activists Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard, who were killed in October of 2003 while living among grizzlies in Alaska.
Grizzly Man chronicles the life and death of bear enthusiast Timothy Treadwell, who was killed, along with his girlfriend, Amie Huguenard, by a rogue bear in October 2003. In one of the most extreme—and ultimately tragic—experiments in human-animal cohabitation ever attempted, for 13 consecutive summers, Treadwell lived (and finally died) among the bears at an Alaskan national park. The footage that he himself shot forms the core of this fascinating inquiry into the fragile relationship between man and nature.
About the Speaker
Dr. Soonjo Hwang specializes in child and adolescent psychiatry, especially pediatric population with disruptive mood and behavior disorders. He works at the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in UNMC. He is a neuroscience researcher specializing in neuro-image and clinical trials especially focusing on empathy, emotional dysregulation, and reward processing. Dr. Hwang is a board member of the institutional review board of University of Nebraska Medical Center. For his clinical research he collaborates nationally and internationally, including Boys Town National Research Hospital, Department of Education in South Korea, University of California San Francisco, and National Institute of Mental Health.