FESTIVALS * Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival * Movies that Matter * Jeonju International Film Festival * Green Visions Postdam | Derek vs Derek
A madcap story of two visions of rural Britain colliding in the Devon countryside. What happens when a maverick conservationist lives next door to a committed intensive farmer? Derek Gow – ex sheep farmer famed for bring back the beaver to Britain – is transforming his land into an oasis for nature. Over the hedge neighbour, Derek Banbury, a traditional dairy farmer, is appalled by what he’s seeing “Its not farming. It’s just a mess.” As the two Dereks square off about everything from wild boar invasions to slurry pits, the film probes what’s at stake for us all. After run-ins and arguments, can there finally be eeting of minds that allow nature to flourish and, at the same time, produce enough food for all? REVIEWS "Rarely does one come across a documentary so astute in its environmental argument and, at the same time, so precise in its portrayal of a society that extends well beyond the Devon countryside, and so enjoyable in its juxtaposition of two unforgettable protagonists. With playful editing and the contributions of many neighbours, Dawson constructs a film that is simultaneously retro and contemporary, both comic and incisive, guiding it ultimately towards an exuberant outburst of love for one's neighbour and for nature — a bright, colourful catharsis. Proving, once again, that in documentary filmmaking the subject is only half the matter: the other half is the skill and inspiration with which one handles it." - FLIX, GREECE LETTERBOXD MODERNTIMES PRESS PHOTOS   
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