Snow White Blacknoses (Schneeweisse Schwarznasen)
Snow-White Blacknoses
Reinhold and his fellow sheep-breeding colleagues do shift work in the city, with the rest of their waking hours spent tending meticulously to their beloved Valais Blacknose sheep. The sheep of the Swiss Alps are not bred for their wool, nor for their meat, but rather for their good looks that bring pride and prestige to their owners. The obsession is lost on the wives and children of the sheep farmers; they are perplexed with this labour of love. A sensitive and charming tale about the strong affections between a farmer, his sheep and a vanishing way of life.
Co-Presented by Hot Docs Film Festival, Community Partner: Student Association of George Brown College
Snow-White Blacknoses
Reinhold and his fellow sheep-breeding colleagues do shift work in the city, with the rest of their waking hours spent tending meticulously to their beloved Valais Blacknose sheep. The sheep of the Swiss Alps are not bred for their wool, nor for their meat, but rather for their good looks that bring pride and prestige to their owners. The obsession is lost on the wives and children of the sheep farmers; they are perplexed with this labour of love. A sensitive and charming tale about the strong affections between a farmer, his sheep and a vanishing way of life.
Sylviane Neuenschwander was born in Basel. She studied medicine at the University of Lausanne and later social anthropology and film sciences at the University of Berne and Zurich. She works as independent film maker, social-anthropologist and medical doctor.
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