The Shepherd and the Bear
Dir: Max Keegan101mins 2024 UK, France, US Certificate: 15 French
Subtitled The Shepherd and the Bear
Part of Homegrown at Depot
Tuesday 27 January: Q&A with director Max Keegan
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.
Showtimes
Wed 11 February
Thu 12 February