PRODUCTIONS: ALPE DI SIUSI

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Paolo Sodi

SD Cinematografica

26 Min.

UHD

On the largest plateau in Europe and close to Val Gardena, in Alto Adige, lies the Alpe di Siusi, a place characterized by a fairy-tale atmosphere, where the relationship with animals, such as that between the gamekeeper ANDREA and the his hound, has a deep meaning. One of the historic breeders of the area is MATTHIAS, who looks after the herd together with his children, and eagerly awaits the most important event of the year for shepherds: transhumance. For this \"anniversary\", the cows are decorated with garlands and cowbells and taken from the mountain pastures to the valley floor. MARKUS, on the other hand, is one of the few remaining beekeepers on the Alpe di Siusi. The link between present and past is also deeply felt by FLORIAN, a former hotelier who collects local plants and produces distillates by hand. In this magnificent natural amphitheater German, Italian but also Ladin are spoken, which derives from the traces left by history in this corner of the world, where traditions still have great value in the collective memory.