Yves Raspaud may be the grumpiest man in Europe.
And I thought, That sounds good.
More of a postcard than an actual place.
Yves Raspaud in ‘The Shepherd and The Bear’Salthill Films/WILLA
Thereve been people whove shot at the cops and burned police cars.
And theres some really, really extreme stuff thats happened.
It just seemed like such a weird conflict because both sides were really right, Keegan continued.
So, they didnt have much to worry about like, Whos this guy?
What are his intentions being here?
Keegan and the film team met Cyril and his family while searching for potential participants for the documentary.
We were really struck by this kid, Keegan recalled.
Theres this huge cliff face going up to the mountain, and he was packing his bags.
Im like, where are you going?
He said, Im going up there.
We were like, why?
Hes like, Because a woodpecker is up there I really want to see.
So, Im going to spend the weekend.
See you later, bye.
And we were like, ah, he seems interesting.
The film presents opposing viewpoints anti-bear and pro-bear without trying to resolve them.
I dont know about my politics around this, Keegan acknowledged.
What heisagainst is reducing inhabitants of the area to gross stereotypes.
He never leaves the valley.
He often says, I dont eat anyone I dont know.
He brings all those animals into the world and out again, Keegan noted.
The Shepherd and the Bearscreens four more times at IDFA: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.
Submarine Entertainment is handling worldwide sales of the film.Indoxis handling international festival rights.
We really believe that this is a movie that should be seen on a big screen.
