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EDITOR - Mid Length Documentary - 1080p, Digital, Color, BE, 2025, 48'
A battle between man and wolf through the eyes of the sheep.
For many years, Belgium was the last country of the European mainland without a large predator in it’s scattered nature reserves. Until an adventurous pack of wolves finally put an end to that. And a beginning to this film.
This nature documentary tells the ironic story of living humans and dying animals, standing up for the least heard voice in Belgium’s brand new wolf territory: that of the bleating sheep.
SHEEP stays close to the wooly creatures living between their owners, all struggling with a wolf, invisibly nearby. A struggle sometimes frustrating for one, mostly fatal for others…
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Achievements
Matsalu Nature Film Festival: Official selection + Best Editing 2025
Millenium Festival Brussel: Official selection 2025
Peloponnisos Doc Film Festival International selection + Environmental Award 2025
Quote – Peloponnisos International Documentary Film Festival
“This original documentary with its unique approach allows us to go directly into the perspective of a sheep's life. The movie stands out for its technical mastery, precise cinematography and inventive editing, as well as its imaginative use of music and sound design, which reveal us to a fascinating and unknown world. At the same time, it manages to make us identify with animals—with their lives, their needs and their unspoken emotions that we often overlook. With elements of thriller, the director skillfully balances humor and drama, creating a film that is both moving and political.”
— Stratos Kentucky, Andreas Hartmann, Angeliki Antoniou
Quote – Matsalu Nature Film Festival
"With highly creative editing and sound design, this documentary powerfully tells the story from the animal’s perspective without voice-over. The direction makes it captivating, culminating in a strong finale and an especially impressive use of audio that deserves recognition."
Director: RUUD DE KEYSER
Producer: SOFIE VAN NOTEN
Editor: SIMON COOLS FIERLAFIJN
Camera: SEBASTIAAN BEYSEN & GRÉGROIRE VERBEKE
Sound: YANNIS VAN DEN ECKER
Soundmix: MATHIEU VAN DEN DRIESSCHE, ELI SUNDERMANN & MARTIJN RAVESLOOT
Music: SIMON SEGERS
Grading: FLORIAN KEIRSE
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