A Dairy Story
Synopsis
Filmed over two years, we see Wilma and David’s determination to reinvent dairy farming; challenging industry norms by putting nature and animal welfare first. Their path wasn’t easy. They faced criticism and ridicule from their intensive dairy neighbours and almost went bankrupt proving it could work.
When Wilma receives a terminal cancer diagnosis, their mission to encourage wider industry adoption of their cow-with-calf system takes on new urgency.
This documentary addresses themes of connection and mortality, and topics of animal sentience, the environment and system change. Following calves from birth to weaning, we see the herd's profound capacity for maternal care.
A DAIRY STORY shows how changing a farming system changes everything; from the lives of the animals to the wellbeing of the farmers, and perhaps even the future of dairy farming itself.
Official Selection IndieCork 2025 - World premiere
Official Selection Central Scotland Documentary Festival 2025 - UK premiere
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 78 min
- Format
- 4k
- Director
-
Ian Findlay 1st Feature
- Producer
- Lorna Young
- Editor
- Ian Findlay
- Screenwriter
- Lorna Young
- Director of Photography
- Ian Findlay
- Sound
- Ian Findlay
- Composer
- Finlay Harrison, Lewis Findlay
- Principal cast
- With contributions from: Wilma Finlay, David Finlay, Charles Ellett and Ruth Layton
- Archive Footage
- Bruce McKenzie
- Archive Footage
- Sid Ambrose
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Laverock Productions Ltd
2 Academy StreetDumfries
Dumfries and Galloway
DG1 1BY
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