When the Cows Come Home

When the Cows Come Home (2022)

When the Cows Come Home introduces audiences to Tilly and Maggie, a pair of cows that musician, journalist, artist and cow whisperer, Andrew Johnstone has befriended and subsequently saved from slaughter. The garrulous herdsman is enthusiastic to expound his views on animal husbandry, bovine communication and the vagaries of life in general, before the film walks us back through the events that have shaped the singular farmer-philosopher. From personal family tragedy to warring with Catholic school authorities, innovating in Hamilton’s nascent music scene to creating guerrilla art installations; Johnstone’s life has had a truly idiosyncratic trajectory. Mental health issues may have seen him retreat to life on the farm, but the film makes clear its subject’s restless inquisitiveness is far from being put out to pasture.

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Andrew Johnstone
Andrew Johnstone
as Self
Geoff Lealand
Geoff Lealand
as Self
Claudine Johnstone
Claudine Johnstone
as Self
Noel Johnstone
Noel Johnstone
as Self
Louise Allen
Louise Allen
as Self
Grant Hislop
Grant Hislop
as Self
Zed Brookes
Zed Brookes
as Self
Himanshu Kera
Himanshu Kera
as Self
Richard Swainson
Richard Swainson
as Self
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Costa Botes
Costa Botes
Director
Costa Botes
Costa Botes
Cinematography
Andrew Johnstone
Andrew Johnstone
Cinematography
Daniel Batkin-Smith
Daniel Batkin-Smith
Cinematography
Murray Milne
Murray Milne
Cinematography
Phil Burton
Phil Burton
Sound
Tom McLeod
Tom McLeod
Music
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