2024 | United States, United Kingdom, France | Documentary

The Shepherd and the Bear

  • French English 100 mins
  • Director | Max Keegan
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | Elizabeth Woodward, Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss, Max Keegan

STATUS: Completed

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High in the majestic French Pyrenees, a conflict is provoked by the reintroduction of brown bears amid a traditional shepherding community. The film follows an aging shepherd struggling to find a successor as bears prey on his flock, and a teenage boy obsessed with tracking them down. A modern folktale examining humanity’s relationship with a vanishing natural world.

Brown Bear Reintroduction Shepherding Traditions Human-Wildlife Conflict French Pyrenees Generational Transition
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