Network Event
Derek vs Derek: A screening for farmers and land managers
Friday 13th November – 18:30 at Gartmore Village Hall
A screening of Derek vs Derek for farmers and land managers.
The story of two neighbouring farmers who share a name but take radically different approaches to land use. Through humour and occasional tension, the film shines a light on how farming and nature restoration can work alongside each other.
On a country road in Devon, intensive dairy farmer Derek Banbury is horrified at the “devastation” of his neighbour’s once productive farm. Dubbed a “maverick rewilder” by the media, Derek Gow is an unrepentant ex-sheep farmer hellbent on turning his land into an oasis for nature.
Shot over three years the film charts the two Derek’s turbulent relationship, as tempers fray, wild animals run amok, and the land is radically transformed. Made by award-winning director James Dawson, it’s a film about land use and farming told by farmers. Blunt, funny and heartwarming in equal measure.
Film screening at 7.00pm followed by supper and discussion.
