New Documentary Follows Feuding Neighbours in Rewilding-Versus-Farming Debate
"Derek vs Derek" tracks two Devon farmers who share a first name but hold opposing views on how land should be used
A new documentary titled "Derek vs Derek" follows two neighbouring Devon farmers, both named Derek, whose contrasting approaches to land management put them at odds, according to The Guardian.
Derek Gow is described in the report as an outspoken rewilder who is widely credited with helping bring the beaver back to England. According to the article, Gow has converted his Devon sheep farm into a site for wild nature and is breeding storks, wildcats, red-backed shrikes, glowworms and adders with the aim of reintroducing them to the countryside.
His neighbour, Derek Banbury, takes a different approach. The Guardian reports that Banbury is "proud to be an intensive farmer," producing milk and beef cattle behind tightly clipped hedges.
The documentary, which follows the two men over three years, opens with Banbury expressing bafflement at Gow's methods. "It's like he's just gone mad," Banbury says of Gow, according to the source. "And the madness is now crossing the road on to my land."
The Guardian describes the film as "illuminating and unexpectedly funny," suggesting it captures the tension between rewilding advocates and conventional farmers through the lens of two men who share a name but little else in terms of philosophy toward the land.
Further details about the film's release, its director, and additional content were not specified in the available excerpt.
Sources
- ‘The man’s a psychopath when it comes to hedgerows’: Derek vs Derek, the unexpectedly heartwarming doc about farmers at war — The Guardian — Culture
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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