Shepherds of the Earth

Synopsis

The region of Lake Turkana, located in Kenya and Ethiopia, is considered to be “the Cradle of Humankind”. Among other finds, primate fossils from millions of years ago have been discovered in the region. But what about the region’s modern inhabitants and their relationship to their environment? Iiris Härmä, whose previous work includes the award-winning Leaving Africa, had the chance of joining Helsinki University’s researchers, Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares and Mar Cabeza, on their pre-pandemic trip to study the Daasanach people’s relationship to their environment through traditional animal tales. The researchers hope that storytelling would help to bridge the gap between people’s everyday lives and conservation efforts.

Main Cast

Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares

Self

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Mar Cabeza

Self

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Sound Designer	Janne Laine
	Music	Per Störby Jutbring
Production	Producer	Visa Koiso-Kanttila
Crew	Cinematography	Visa Koiso-Kanttila
Directing	Director	Iiris Härmä
Writing	Writer	Iiris Härmä
Editing	Editor	Matti Näränen
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