Official Synopsis
László Sáfián – born into a Hungarian family that has been herding for generations – explains how he, with his dog, manages close-herded grazing on a patchy semi-natural pasture. He speaks about the relationship between pasture and livestock, how he portions the pasture, and how he learnt and transmits this knowledge. This “slow film” documents traditional ecological knowledge of herders in their setting and at their pace, using herder–scientist dialogue about the fine-tuned decisions the herder made on this afternoon.
Biography
Filmmaker(s): Zsolt Molnár & Sándor Karácsony
Dr. Zsolt Molnár is a leading Hungarian ethnoecologist and botanist at the Centre for Ecological Research. Sándor Karácsony is a renowned documentary cinematographer specializing in traditional agricultural knowledge.
