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.
Cow
2022
6.4/10
Gunda
2021
7.2/10
Home on the Range
2004
6.0/10
The Rare Breed
1966
6.1/10
Naqoyqatsi
2002
6.1/10
The Biggest Little Farm
2019
7.6/10
Love, Marilyn
2013
6.6/10
Curious George: Go West, Go Wild
2020
6.1/10
A Plastic Ocean
2016
7.5/10
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
1972
6.4/10
Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show
2014
6.4/10
Earth: One Amazing Day
2017
7.8/10
One Life
2011
7.4/10
Powaqqatsi
1988
7.3/10
Dakota's Summer
2014
6.4/10
Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis
2019
6.2/10
Kiss the Ground
2020
7.7/10
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
2017
7.5/10
Love, Gilda
2018
7.2/10
Making Squid Game: The Challenge
2023
8.0/10
The Moo Man
2013
6.9/10
