Equal parts rumination, observation and meditation, HERD challenges us to think differently about our fellow living animal beings.
60 minutes
SDH Captioned
(available for streaming use only)
Directed, Produced, Written and Edited by Michel Negropante
A Blackridge Productions Film
"Cows are fully sentient, deeply emotional, very chatty, inquisitive, and playful socially intelligent animals with unique personalities and mothers who love their children. They aren't unfeeling objects whose only purpose in life is to wind up in human mouths. Herd is one of the best educational films I have ever seen on these most remarkable bovine beings"
"In HERD, Michel Negroponte follows a year in the life of a herd of Belted Galloway cattle. From bucolic summer days to rainy and snowy days, he lets the cattle tell their story of individuality, relationships, and collaboration. Intercut with an eclectic selection of archival footage, the film allows us to ponder our complex relationship with this sentient being."
Marc Bekoff, Ph.D, Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Author, The Emotional Lives of Animals
"In HERD, Michel Negroponte follows a year in the life of a herd of Belted Galloway cattle. From bucolic summer days to rainy and snowy days, he lets the cattle tell their story of individuality, relationships, and collaboration. Intercut with an eclectic selection of archival footage, the film allows us to ponder our complex relationship with this sentient being."
Daniel T. Blumstein, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California-Los Angeles
"A captivating essay film and a masterpiece of creative non-fiction filmmaking."
Sabrina Artel, WJFF Radio
"HERD is a luminous revelation of the human-ness of cows and the cow-ness of humans. This film presents a subtle but profound moral challenge to the brutal and unthinking ways we treat these beautiful, loving, and interesting animals."
Roger S. Gottlieb, Dean's Professor of Philosophy, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Author, Morality and the Environmental Crisis
Roger S. Gottlieb, Dean's Professor of Philosophy, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Author, Morality and the Environmental Crisis