The Highland Cattle of Ardbhan
75’ documentary
2 January 2020
A Hebridean Western about the legendary MacDonald family and the challenges of breeding iconic Highland cattle on an uninhabited island.
Writer/Director/Camera/Producer
Beatrix A. Wood
Executive Producer
Margaret Mary Murray
Associate Producer
Alasdair Waddell
Editors
Peter Walker & Beatrix A. Wood
“The Highland Cattle of Ardbhan was one of the best programmes I’ve watched in a long time. It made me laugh, cry and reflect on what we do as farmers and crofters, and goes to show what a small TV channel can do on a shoestring budget. I would love to see George Monbiot put in a room with Ena MacDonald. I suspect the wise lady of the land would be too much for the man from the south.”
“It’s not every film-maker who has to set down her camera and help corral a couple of big black Highland bulls on the run while filming them. But Beatrix Wood does just that in her latest film.”
“Simply the most entertaining documentary I have watched in many years. No sensationalist rubbish just good honest truth.”
