On Thursday, March 6th, at 7pm at the Emerson Center, the series continues with the critically-acclaimed new documentary, The Shepherd and the Bear.

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 Shepherd and the Bear is a modern folktale about tradition, community and humanity’s relationship with a vanishing natural world.

“Lyrical, visually and aurally ravishing…Balances its sympathy for mountain folk with an ecological vision that is wordlessly embedded in every shot.” Screen Daily

“A richly satisfying reminder of the power of longitudinal verite” Filmmaker Magazine

“Unforgettable, visually stunning” Deadline

Doors open at 6:30pm. Tickets are available at the door or before the show online at www.bozemandocseries.org, where you can also buy Season Passes and 7-film punch cards, learn more about the series, and view trailers for upcoming films. The series will continue every other Thursday through April, 2025.