The Shepherd and the Bear (2024) + Q&A with Isla Duporge (Princeton U.)

As part of the 10th anniversity of the Princeton Environmental Film Festival and the fourth edition of the Princeton French Film Festival, you are invited to the screening of The Shepherd and the Bear (2024) (French: Le berger et l'ours) by Max Keagen, followed by a Q&A with Dr. Isla Duporge (Postdoc researcher in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University).

Brunch will be offered to all attendees.

🏆 Winner of the Best Living with Wildlife Program prize

Logistics:In French with English subtitles. Open to everyone - no registration required.

Synopsis: Set high in the majestic French Pyrenees, this documentary 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, this is a modern folktale about tradition, community and humanity’s relationship with a vanishing natural world.

Organized by the Princeton Public Library, in collaboration with Princeton University's Princeton Film Festival organization. We thank our sponsors and partners for their support (complete list ). Open to everyone regardless of identity. All rooms are wheelchair-friendly and attendees can contact us at [email protected] for special accommodations (preferably 48 hours before the scheduled event). Please be aware that pictures might be taken before, during, and after the event.

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