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 370-minute “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.
Filmmaker 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.