A Shepherd

Being under the age of 35, well educated, tattooed and musically inclined, Joe Wells doesn’t fit the typical mold of a shepherd. But it’s the lifestyle that fits him, the vocation he has chosen. And in a society where many consumers have lost connection to their food and countless jobs have been replaced by technology, he occupies a rarified place, one dictated by bleating lambs, kicking hooves, yipping dogs, early mornings, the whims of nature and the inexorable cycles of life and death. A Shepherd offers an intimate look at Wells’ life in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, where his bond with his flock is raw, co-dependent and ineffable.