The Shepherd and the Bear + Q&A w/ Max Keegan
- Sat, Apr 11
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Max Keegan Run Time: 101 min. Release Year: 2026
The award-winning documentary The Shepherd And The Bear is coming to The Frida Cinema! And stick around after the film as we have an in-person discussion with the director of the film, 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 film is a modern folktale about tradition, community, and humanity’s relationship with a vanishing natural world.
The Shepherd And The Bear won the Living with Wildlife Award at the 48th International Wildlife Film Festival and played at Margaret Mead Film Festival in the American Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, Big Sky Documentary, Visions du Réel, Full Frame, Sydney Film Festival, Salem Film Fest where it was nominated for the American Cinematography Magazine Award.