‘A Dairy Story’ is a 78-minute documentary feature following organic farmers David and Wilma Finlay of the Ethical Dairy at Rainton Farm in Galloway who pioneered a high welfare, regenerative approach to dairy farming that keeps calves with their mothers.
The documentary, filmed over two years, captures the couple’s determination to prove that cow-with-calf dairy systems can work at commercial scale. Unlike most other dairy farms in the world who separate dairy cows and calves shortly after birth, at Rainton calves stay with their mothers until weaning at between five and six months of age.
“We’re excited to share this first glimpse of David and Wilma’s remarkable story,” said director Ian Findlay. “The trailer gives audiences a taste of what we captured over two years of filming including the bonds between dairy cows and their calves, the beautiful Galloway countryside and the courage it takes to challenge industry conventions. ”
The film follows the successful book A Dairy Story which is the full, no holds barred, story of the transformation of the farm, from conventional farm to cow-with-calf, organic, 100% pasture, regenerative dairy. Wilma and David said on their website: “The book is a memoir, which means it’s also the story of us; our motivations and our hopes for the future. It’s more than a dairy story, it’s our story.”
A Dairy Story premiered at IndieCork in October, with a UK premiere at Stirling in November. For screening dates see https://adairystory.com/screenings
