Down on the Farm - Portrait of a Grazier

This is a North Devon Moving Image Down on the Farm documentary short film commission.

Down on the Farm: Portrait of a Grazier - A life of keeping sheep on Northam Burrows

Portrait of a Grazier focuses on Ronald Griffey, who has grazed sheep on the common land of Northam Burrows for over 40 years. The film explores Ronald’s connection to the landscape and some of the challenges and issues he faces as a grazier, like lambing and dogs chasing his sheep.

Joanna Ryan is a Devon-based independent filmmaker who started making films around three years ago. She is passionate about creating documentaries with a social or environmental purpose, whether that’s about heritage, inspiring enterprises, or special places or people, and believes in the power of film to help bring about positive change.

To find out more about the Down on the Farm project visit http://www.northdevonmovingimage.org....