Miren
France2016documentary26'
One woman, two children and 170 sheep that she takes care of. Miren lives in the Basque Country, in her spare time she sings with her sisters in a choir and single-handedly runs her farm. The camera patiently accompanies her throughout the year of hard work capturing how Miren assists in the birth of a little lamb, produces her own cheese and looks after her sheep every day. She is very devoted to her work, which is seen as a man’s job. Yet Miren cannot imagine herself doing anything else.
- directed by
- Jeanne Bourgon
She was a student of the ESAV film school in Toulouse. Prior to her directing debut Miren, made after her graduation, she worked for the Midi-Pyrénées Regional Council, where she dealt with different regional projects regarding sustainable development.
- cinematography
- Jeanne Bourgon, Steve Balestreri, Alex Lesbats
- script
- Jeanne Bourgon
- editing
- Ugo Zanutto
- production
- Jean-Marie Gigon (SaNoSi Productions), Emma Farinas (Les Zooms Verts)
- Photo