
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
Festival Year: 2026
Run Time: 100 Minutes
Film Type: Feature
Animated: No
Genre: Documentary
Countr(ies): Australia, United Kingdom, Norway, USA, Canada
Language: English, Norwegian, Inuktitut, Mandarin
English Subtitles: Yes
Captions: Closed
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
Film Website: www.untitledfilmworks.com.au
Film Email: info@untitledfilmworks.com.au
Cast & Crew
Directed By

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