The documentary was chosen because it offers an authentic account of the various reasons leading four young people to embark on life paths linked to sheep farming. Although they come from different backgrounds and contexts, the protagonists share a strong emotional and cultural bond with the mountain environment, which emerges as a unifying factor in their choices and aspirations. The film successfully conveys the value of alpine ‘know-how’, which is essential to the identity of mountain communities within the EUSALP Strategy. The sincerity of the stories and the reflection on the multiple meanings and motivations underlying the choice to live in the mountains were particularly appreciated. Specifically, the film stands out for its original and sensitive perspective, moving away from more conventional and bucolic representations of the Alpine environment, and has been given the award for portraying the modern face of Alpine pastoralism honestly and faithfully, without romantic idealisation yet imbued with a deep respect for the land. It is precisely this ability to combine authenticity, complexity and narrative rigour that has earned the documentary Une journée | Un berger, dans les Alpes françaises recognition with the EUSALP Award, “What keeps me here or brings me back”.