BEAR WEEK DIARIES

Bear Week Diaries follows the story of David and Ryan who meet in Provincetown, Massachusetts, during Bear Week, where men from all over the world gather to have fun, dance, and flirt, embracing their bodies that defy conventional stereotypes. In a hybrid of documentary and fiction, the film explores the complexities of this gay community on various levels, with vibrant images of parties, the calm of the sea and dunes of Provincetown, massive dance floors, and romantic evenings on moonlit piers, posing the question: how do we all relate to a body that ages every day?

  • Antongiulio Panizzi
    Director
    My Way - The rise and fall of Silvio Berlusconi - The Girl in The Fountain with Monica Bellucci - Piano Lessons, the life and art of German Diez Nieto
  • Andrea Zauli
    Writer
  • Jonathan Yaskoff
    Producer
  • Fabrizio Masciovecchio
    Producer
  • Robert Fuller
    Key Cast
    "Ryan"
  • Jonathan Yaskoff
    Key Cast
    "David"
  • William Newcomb
    Key Cast
    "Andy"
  • CHRESTEEN
    Key Cast
    "herself"
  • Jeff Robertson
    Key Cast
    "Varla Jean Merman"
  • Mark Louque
    Key Cast
    "himself"
  • Severino Panzetta
    Key Cast
    "himself"
  • Nathan Butera
    Key Cast
    "himself"
  • Frank Vasello
    Key Cast
    "himself"
  • Francesco Vito Longo
    DOP
  • Horse Meat Disco
    MUSIC
  • Andrea Ciccarelli
    MUSIC
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    BEAR WEEK DIARIES
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature, Other
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 28 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 20, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    150,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital - Canon C 70
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Chresteen
    Italy
Distribution Information
  • GAandA
    Sales Agent
    Country: Italy
    Rights: Internet, Video on Demand, Pay Per View, Paid TV
Director Biography - Antongiulio Panizzi

Antongiulio Panizzi, is a director and tv producer with a degree in architecture. During the last twenty years he has been working for the main Italian networks, in mostly cultural entertainment and docu-reality shows.

He has directed the documentary “My Way – The Rise And Fall Of Silvio Berlusconi”, written by Alan Friedmn and distributed on Netflix, the docuementary “Piano Lessons – the life and art of German Diez”, with the support of American Liszt Soceiety, on air on Sky Classica and Amazon Prime, and the film documentary “The Girl In The Fountain” about Anita Ekberg, with Monica Bellucci.

He worked in the United States, especially in New York where, amongst other works, he realized his first theatrical piece: Horatio, at the HERE theater in Manhattan.

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Director Statement

Can a twenty-year-old and a fifty- year-old spend a holiday together having fun in the same way? In Provincetown, at the tip of the Cape Cod peninsula in Massachusetts, it seems that men in their 40s and 50s have fun like teenagers: they have fun, meet new people, flirt, dance, get drunk, take drugs, and have sex. Mentally, they often repeat teenage behaviors. The fun of flirting becomes a search for love that is never satisfied, every flaw of the lover seems insurmountable, it feels like there is a better person around the corner, love is idealized, and the Prince Charming who never arrives is sought. There are thus many stories of missed loves. Ours is one of those.