A newborn calf sitting in the back of an SUV sounds like the setup to a joke. In “Cow Trip,” it became the beginning of a journey that would span more than 600 miles, take over three years to document, and eventually become a documentary viewed by millions.
Created by filmmaker Joanna Zelman, “Cow Trip” follows an unusual rescue mission involving two male dairy calves named Mickey and Moose. What starts as a road trip to transport the animals from a farm in Vermont to a sanctuary in Maryland gradually becomes something much larger: an exploration of family, empathy, animal agriculture, and the unexpected bonds that can form between humans and animals when given enough time and proximity.
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