Details
Directed by: Max Keegan
Country:
UK, France, US
Runtime: 1h 41min
Certificate: 15
Year: 2024
Last Screened:
Tue 24th Feb 2026
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 ageing 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 screening on Thursday the 5th of February was followed by a Q&A with director Max Keegan. Hosted by documentary film producer Gail Tolley.