THE SHEPHERD AND THE BEAR

The profession of shepherd is disappearing in the French Pyrenees, while at the same time much is being done to reintroduce an animal that feeds on sheep: the brown bear. As the bear population grows, conflicts between humans and animals are inevitable. In his film, Max Keegan accompanies an old shepherd into the mountains as he tries to train a young apprentice. A film full of fantastic landscape shots that listens to the fears and needs of the local population.