THE SHEPHERD AND THE BEAR

Set high in the majestic French Pyrenees, The Shepherd and The Bear explores a conflict provoked by the reintroduction of brown bears in the midst of a traditional shepherding community. The film follows an aging shepherd who struggles to find a successor as bears prey on his flock, and a teenage boy who becomes obsessed with tracking the bears. Through its breathtaking cinematography and immersive storytelling, The Shepherd and The Bear is a modern folktale about tradition, community and humanity’s relationship with a vanishing natural world.

The film was selected as the Closing Night Film at Camden International Film Festival and at IDFA.

Directed by Max Keegan and produced by Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss (Mile End Films) and Elizabeth Woodward (Willa Productions), with the support of the Sundance Institute and Impact Partners, and distributed by Jour2fête.

ROLE

Co-producer, field producer, cinematographer.