WOW FILM FESTIVAL
FILMS 2026
The Shepherd and The Bear (15)
Director: Max Keegan
UK/France/US, 2024, 101', French with English subtitles
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.
With breathtaking cinematography and immersive storytelling, this is a modern folktale about tradition, community and humanity’s relationship with a vanishing natural world.
“Lyrical, visually and aurally ravishing” - Screen International
⭐BIFA Nominee for Best Feature Documentary
Theatr Gwaun: Sat/Sad 21/03, 2pm
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Pontio: Sat/Sad 21/03, 4.30pm
Aberystwyth Arts Centre: Fri 27/03, 5.30pm
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