![]() Stijn and his family fight to maintain their quiet and simple life, but this is proving to be increasingly difficult in a densely populated, modern world where the power of money and mass production outweighs good intentions and slow traditions. ![]() He feels at home on the quiet heathlands tending his sheep, far away from today’s hectic Western society. SHEEP HERO tells the story of Shepherd Stijn, an outspoken idealist who may have been born in the wrong place and era. Ton van Zantvoort did not only direct the film, but also did production, cinematography, editing, grading and more. SHEEP HERO got selected by more than 75 (renowned) international film festivals and won a dozen awards already. Will his struggle pay off or is he forced to go with the flock? ![]() The film shows the hardships of herding sheep and the harsh reality of a contemporary entrepreneur trying to keep his business going. With no voice-over the story is told in a cinematic and observational cinema vérité style. SHEEP HERO is a 81-minute cinematic documentary about a traditional shepherd who is forced to innovate in a neoliberal world that conflicts with his idealistic views. In this poignant and cinematic documentary we come close to Stijn and his family in their quest to keep the tradition of sheep herding alive. Shepherd Stijn has a romantic world view, but his idealism clashes with the harsh reality of having to be a modern entrepreneur. How to live in a world that conflicts with your ideals?Ī traditional shepherd is forced to innovate in a neo-liberal world that conflicts with his idealistic views.
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