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Counting Sheep

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This film is unusually lyrical and artistic for a doucmentary about the great outdoors. In addition to learning about these magnificent animals I felt like I had enjoyed a vacation in the mountains. Well worth viewing.

Remarkable footage of the Sierra bighorn sheep and a sensitive telling of a complex story. Just when you think that people will never be able to get along, they begin to understand each other's positions--a beautiful and hopeful film.

What no villains? No white knights? No ten-cent answers? Why isn't there more of this kind of intelligent, informative and yes, entertaining dialogue on our nightly television fare. As a film maker Frank Green brings an ever-thoughtful and provoking exploration of our own humanity and our fraught relationship with nature to his obvious talents as a cinematographer.

Only a handful of us can meet Mountain Sheep, yet we can know through this film that there is another world where before we only thought of lifeless high rocky places. My soul and mind are enriched and troubled at the same time with our relationships with one of the last remaining wild places in our neighborhood. Thank you Mr. Green you brought the richness and complexity of nature to me.

This is an amazing tale not only of the Big Horn but of a biologist and trapper that see the world though different eyes, very clearly. This is a very determined film, one that brings to question the serious impact of human behavior on it's environment.

Film maker Frank Green offers up a stunning portrait of the Sierra Bighorn Sheep. I found myself in awe of these creatures and captivated by the story of unlikely allies working to save them. This is a hopeful film that doesn't shy away from controversy and complexity. Its a must see for all that love the Sierra, and would also be well appreciated by biology students from middle school on up...

My first exposure to Frank Green's work was his terrific film "Forest Through The Trees". "Counting Sheep" is another stellar effort, painting the picture of ecobalance that beautifully illustrates and conveys the broader social, political and environmental dialogue taking place amongst conservationists and preservationists. Where other documentary filmmakers follow Fox News' lead on being "fair and balanced", "Counting Sheep" presents thoughtful and intriguing insights into all sides of the bighorn sheep debate and leaves the viewer not only more intelligent about this particular issue, but with a broader and deeper perspective on all topics of conservation and ecology. A first class effort.