Heart Valley | Trailer (Tribeca 2022 Winner – Best Documentary Short)

Watch the full film now on The New Yorker's YouTube:
https://youtu.be/qNl7qmKIEAs

“An absolute gem of a documentary; sensitively made, touching and tender.”
– David Nicholls, Bestselling Author of One Day

Winner of Best Documentary Short at Tribeca Film Festival and one of The Hollywood Reporter’s Top 23 Short Docs of 2022, Heart Valley follows a day in the life of Welsh shepherd Wilf Davies.

He has never left his valley, eats the same meal every day and works his farm alone, where his family of one hundred black-spotted sheep rely on him. Although faced with a rapidly changing farming community, Wilf’s inquisitive attitude and connection to nature provoke big questions about what it is we should truly value as a society.

The film was directed and produced by first-time filmmaker Christian Cargill, with original music composed by Scottish multi-instrumentalist Erland Cooper.

BAFTA-Qualifying and one of 98 films to qualify for the 95th Academy Awards for Best Documentary Short.

Directed, Written & Edited by Christian Cargill
Produced by Christian Cargill, Lily Wakeley & Kiran Sidhu
Cinematography & Sound by Christian Cargill
Written by Kiran Sidhu
Music Composed by Erland Cooper
Sound Design by Guy Chase
Colour by Max Ferguson-Hook at Time Based Arts
Design by Treyvond Thomas & Daniel Grieshofer

https://www.christiancargill.com

Awards:
Winner – Tribeca Film Festival, Best Documentary Short
Winner – Bolton Film Festival, Best Documentary
Winner – British Shorts Berlin, Audience Award
Winner – The Kinsale Shark Awards, Best Documentary Short
Winner – Shorts México, Best International Documentary
Winner – Wales Film Festival, Jury’s Award for Best Short Documentary
Shortlist – The IDA Documentary Awards 2022
Finalist – The British Short Film Awards 2022
Finalist – The Music+Sound Awards 2022

Official Selection:
EnergaCAMERIMAGE – Golden Frog Nominee for Short Documentary
PÖFF Shorts – Nominated for Best Live Action Short
RIFFA – Nominated for Best International Short
Meet the Press Film Festival at DOC NYC
GlobeDocs Film Festival
The South London Film Festival – Finalist
DCEFF Environmental Film Festival 2023
AmDocs Film Festival 2023
FrontDoc International Documentary Festival
San Diego International Film Festival
Shorts Not Pants Festival
Washington West Film Festival
CineSol Film Festival

Full feature in The New Yorker:
https://www.newyorker.com/cult....ure/the-new-yorker-d