THE GOATS OF MARGONE film card

Le Capre di Margone

THE GOATS OF MARGONE

Misheck Shikabeta 

16' / 

Italy 

/ 2024

Goat farming in Margone, in the Vallelaghi municipality, has deep roots and is based on age-old customs and traditions. The young breeders of Punk goats have embraced these practices while seeking innovative and sustainable approaches. Theirs is one of the most distinctive goat farms in the Trentino-Alto Adige region. Reviving traditional methods, documented in historical footage, the young farmers let their animals graze freely in the forest, choosing their own varied diet of wild plants, which gives them a unique milk used to produce robiola and other cheeses, some aged in a cave that once served as an air-raid shelter. Their cheeses, along with homemade sourdough bread, are sold at the market at a price that reflects their uniqueness. The story told by these young people is genuine and refreshing, and speaks to a philosophy of animal husbandry rooted in respect for the environment and in the dignity of animals, free to graze in their natural habitat.
photo of Misheck Shikabeta

Misheck Shikabeta

MisheckShikabeta

Misheck, Zambian (b. 1994) is a filmmaker and photographer born and raised in Lusaka and works between Zambia & Italy. Misheck has been fortunate enough to make a living with a camera, working with multiple NGOs, corporations & individuals for over a decade.
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Credits

Producer

  • Misheck Shikabeta

Editing

  • Misheck Shikabeta,

  • Erica Bruschetti,

  • Dominique Guadagnigni

Music

  • Patrick Patrikios