Screening of James Dawson's documentary about two neighbouring farmers with different approaches to land use, part of the Green Screen programme at Phoenix Picturehouse.
Derek vs Derek, the new documentary from award-winning director James Dawson, is screening at Phoenix Picturehouse in Oxford on Wednesday 21 October. It's part of the cinema's Green Screen programme, so it's one of a few environmental films they're running rather than a one-off.
The film is set in the rolling hills of Devon and follows two neighbouring farmers who share the same name but take radically different approaches to how they use their land. It's 88 minutes long and carries a 15 certificate, so it's not for the youngest crowd. Dawson describes it as equal parts hilarious and moving, and it puts a spotlight on the debate over the future of rural Britain, asking how farming and nature restoration might actually work together. It's the kind of thing that's easy to watch as a human story about two blokes who happen to be neighbours, while still landing on a bigger question about the countryside.
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Phoenix is a century-old Oxford cinema with two screens and a friendly upstairs bar, so it's a good spot to hang out before or after if you're in the mood for a drink and a chat about what you've just seen. The documentary runs on Wednesday 21 October from 18:15 to 19:00, and there's a second screening on Wednesday 28 October from 15:15 to 16:00, so you've got a choice of an evening or an afternoon slot.
