Shepherds of the Earth
Looduse valvurid
The story of the film takes place in Turkana, Kenya. This unique place is also known as the Cradle of Humankind where the discoveries of prehistorical human origins are made. The area is nowadays inhabited by the indigenous pastoral tribe called Daasanach. Our main character Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares, Spanish ethnobiologist arrive to Turkana to study the relationship between humans and nature. He becomes friends with a tribe member Job Nasak, who guides him into the daily life of the village. Alvaro gets impressed by traditional fables and animal stories of the tribe and he is asked to collect them for the first ever Daasanach language story book. The stories paint a picture of vivid nature and a rich wildlife. But while exploring the national park Alvaro discovers dry and bare landscape with hardly any animals left. So starts a fascinating story from the Cradle of Humankind, a story of the nomadic people’s struggle to survive, of poaching, nature reserve rangers, tribal wars over scarce resources and prehistoric fossils. The two worlds of biologists and the tribe members collide revealing the values of wildlife and nature for both.
| Director | Iiris Härmä |
| Cinematography | Visa Koiso-Kanttila |
| Editing | Matti Näränen |
| Composer | Per Störby Jutbring |
| Producer | Visa Koiso-Kanttila |
| Production Company | Guerilla Films |
| Original Title | Luomakunnan vartijat |
| Entry Number | 22-674 |
| Country of Production |
Finland
|
| Year of Production | 2022 |
| Running Time | 75’ |
| Language: | English Daasanach |
| Subtitles: | English |
