Synopsis
Miren is a young shepherdess in the Basque Country, a single mother caring for two small children and a herd of 170 ewes. This portrait of a grounded, independent woman follows the seasons from the breezy beauty of summer to the quiet intimacy of winter. It shows us, despite the hardships and uncertainties, a successful farming system and local industry that are founded on a respect for the cycles of nature and living things. These are the conditions in which Miren produces her singular cheese.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : SaNoSi Productions
- Co-production : Association Les Zooms Verts
Full credits (6)
- Executive Producer : Jean-Marie Gigon
- Screenwriter : Jeanne Bourgon
- Directors of Photography : Jeanne Bourgon, Steve Balestreri, Alexandre Lesbats
- Editor : Ugo Zanutto
- Sound recordists : Steve Balestreri, Alexandre Lesbats
- Sound Mixer : Alexandre Lesbats
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Auteur documentary, Portrait
- Themes : Monde rural, Work, Ethnography
- Production language : French, Basque
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2016
- Runtime : 27 min 16 seconds
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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