Trade Secret

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Ohio Premiere

Showings

Festival tickets go on sale March 18, with visionaries and members receiving early access for ticket purchase.

April 17, 2026
12:30 pm – 2:10 pm
Playhouse Square Campus

About This Film

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Festival Year: 2026
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Run Time: 100 Minutes
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Film Type: Feature
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Animated: No
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Genre: Documentary
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Countr(ies): Australia, United Kingdom, Norway, USA, Canada
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Language: English, Norwegian, Inuktitut, Mandarin
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English Subtitles: Yes
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Captions: Closed
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Release Year: 2025

Film Overview

Trade Secret follows three unlikely allies on a mission to protect polar bears from international commercial trade. Filmed over six years across nine countries, the film exposes the sanctioned sale of hundreds of polar bears each year on the global market. But as the investigation deepens, it uncovers a disturbing truth: those entrusted with safeguarding the species may be entangled in their continued commercialisation. The film raises urgent questions about how we protect vulnerable species in a world where the lines between protection and exploitation have become blurred.

Film Contact: Untitled Film Works

Cast & Crew

Directed By

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Abraham Joffe

Produced By

Abraham Joffe, Dom West, Louis Cooper Robinson

Cinematographers

Dom West ACS

Editors

Nico Bee

Principal Cast

Adam Cruise, Iris Ho, Ole J Liodden