Film
waiting_for_cows
2024 · 20m · Documentary
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Overview
waiting_for_cows explores the complex relationship between humans, animals and technology. Set on a Frisian farm, the main protagonists are a trio of Dutch dairy cows monitored by wearables, conditioned by algorithms and quantified in data. Dairy bovines and their farmers have become some of the unlikely forerunners of agricultural automation. Both human and animal are entangled in systems of efficiency, productivity and time management where every cow is assigned a Key Performance Indicator by agri-tech companies. Through a data-led film experience, waiting_for_cows offers rare glimpses into contemporary machinic rituals of farm life where the flow of bovine data reveals much larger systems of power. Set against this backdrop of technology and control, the waiting_for_cows immersive installation reveals an allegorical tale, opening space for reflection.
Crew
- Klasien van de ZandschulpDirector
- Dr. Natalie DixonDirector
- Lianne KotteEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- December 13, 2024
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Dutch
- Runtime
- 20m
- Genres
- Documentary
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