Back in 2013, Chiara and Niccolò made the bold decision to follow their dreams and start raising goats and making cheese in Pratomagno, in the Tuscan mountains. Now in their early 30s, their project has expanded to be much more than just a job for them. They have 70 goats, five cows and a facility that meets EU standards, they have hired a young collaborator from Gambia called Sulayman and they have fostered a Romanian girl named Geanina. The experience of these heroic young people shows that producing natural cheeses is possible but also that a return to this way of production demands more time and more experience and means more hard work, more risks and more isolation. But they are holding out not just for themselves but also for us, because they are keeping an extraordinary heritage alive: a heritage of skills, landscapes, relationships with the livestock and traditional techniques.

Title: CAPRE DIEM / A NATURAL LIFESTYLE CHOICE

Length: 35’

Format: HD 16:9

Writer and director: Walter Bencini

Production: INSEKT FILM

Language:Italian with English subtitles