{"id":3053,"date":"2022-02-28T08:10:54","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T08:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeuropeannaturetrust.com\/?p=3053"},"modified":"2022-05-04T14:47:33","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T13:47:33","slug":"my-neighbour-is-a-bear-a-new-film-from-mattia-cialoni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeuropeannaturetrust.com\/my-neighbour-is-a-bear-a-new-film-from-mattia-cialoni\/","title":{"rendered":"My Neighbour is a Bear \u2013 A new film from Mattia Cialoni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The European Nature Trust has supported the aspiring Italian documentary filmmaker, Mattia Cialoni. 'My Neighbour is a Bear', Mattia's debut documentary, brings an artful new perspective <\/strong>
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Tucked in the valleys of Abruzzo National Park<\/a> is a fragile population of Marsican brown bears<\/a>. With just 50\u201360 individuals left, the species is one of the most vulnerable, yet charismatic carnivores in Europe. But a new film from debut filmmaker Mattia Cialoni sets out not to document the frailty of the species, but the sense of pride, purpose and strength the bear brings to local communities. My Neighbour is a Bear <\/em>is an alternate take on the traditional wildlife film \u2013 a heartfelt ode to the joys of coexisting with wild nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The film follows the arrival of a mother bear \u2013 Amarena \u2013 with her four cubs, as she journeys down from the mountains of Abruzzo to the sun-strewn and cobbled streets of Villalago, a nearby village. \u2018Have you seen the bear?\u2019 the locals ask. \u2018Yes, she had four little cubs with her,\u2019 one replies, chuckling in the golden Mediterranean sunlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where folklore has entrenched beliefs that bears are to be feared, many locals here live in harmony with the species, embracing the bear as a part of the region\u2019s heritage. For some, the bear is a fascinating character; a benign and natural presence that brings joy to daily life. Mattia introduces us to his central character: Sabrina, a local woman who ventures out morning and evening to observe and watch over the bears. As we journey with her, hurrying to ready the camera when four tiny faces emerge from the cherry trees, a tender and cinematic portrait unfurls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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