Shepherd. Banner for Film Festival - Screening of The Shepherd and the Bear ( 2024 ) plus Q and A with Dr. Isla Duporge ( Princeton U. ) [ Registration on External Link ]

Film Festival - Screening of The Shepherd and the Bear (2024) + Q&A with Dr. Isla Duporge (Princeton U.) [Registration on External Link]

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Sun, Mar 29, 2026

11 AM – 1 PM EDT (GMT-4)

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An aging shepherd struggles to find a successor as bears prey on his flock...

As part of the 10th anniversity of the Princeton Environmental Film Festival and the fourth edition of the Princeton French Film Festival, you are invited to the screening of The Shepherd and the Bear (2024) (French: Le berger et l'ours) by Max Keagen, followed by a Q&A with Dr. Isla Duporge (Postdoc researcher in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University).

Brunch will be offered to all attendees.

🏆 Winner of the Best Living with Wildlife Program prize

Logistics: In French with English subtitles. Open to everyone - no registration required.

Synopsis: Set high in the majestic French Pyrenees, this documentary 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, this is a modern folktale about tradition, community and humanity’s relationship with a vanishing natural world.

Organized by the Princeton Public Library, in collaboration with Princeton University's Princeton Film Festival organization. We thank our sponsors and partners for their support (complete list here). Open to everyone regardless of identity. All rooms are wheelchair-friendly and attendees can contact us at filmfestival@princeton.edu for special accommodations (preferably 48 hours before the scheduled event). Please be aware that pictures might be taken before, during, and after the event.
Food Provided (Free brunch offered to all attendees)

Speakers

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Isla Duporge

Princeton University

Isla Duporge is a British-French zoologist and postdoctoral research fellow at Princeton University, supported by the National Academies of Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Oxford. Prior to this, she was a visiting research scholar at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), collaborating with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) to explore geospatial technologies for monitoring wildlife crime. Her current research is focused on improving animal tracking techniques —specifically using long-range unmanned aerial vehicles and very high-resolution satellite imagery— combined with deep learning techniques to improve understanding of collective animal movement and behavior. This research contributes to broader theoretical frameworks on scaling laws in movement ecology. Her research has been covered by BBC World Service, Al Jazeera, EuroNews, Chinese State Television CGTN, Indian Times, La Stampa, La Republica, and other national news outlets. Her research supports the National Geographic Society's mission by using the power of science and exploration to illuminate the natural wonders of wildlife.

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Co-hosted with: French and Francophone Society, Princeton Undergraduate Francophone Society