Community screenings are now open for booking

Community screenings of A Dairy Story are now open for booking in the UK and Ireland. It’s a little later than we’d planned, and we’re grateful to everyone who registered their interest and waited patiently while we got everything ready.

Since the film opened in cinemas in August it has become clear that this is a film people want to talk about afterwards. Audiences have told us it works best when it’s watched together, and many of you have asked how you could bring it to your own community. Now you can.

How it works

Screenings are booked through our screening partner, Kinema. You choose your date, tell us roughly how many people you expect, and pay a licence online. Licences are priced by audience size, starting at $100 (about £75) for up to 25 people. You’re welcome to make your screening free, or to charge on the door. Whatever you take is yours to keep.

When you book, you’ll get a host pack with everything you need for the evening, including a discussion guide. You don’t need to know anything about farming to host it. You just need a screen, a decent sound system, and some people who’d like to watch it together.

If a cinema near you already has A Dairy Story booked, we’d ask you to choose a date well clear of it, or to go along and support it. Our Screenings page lists the current dates.

Outside the UK and Ireland?

International community screenings begin on Sunday 7 March 2027, and we’d love as many international premieres as possible. If you’d like to host where you live, register your interest and we’ll send you the details first.

Not sure yet?

Join our live online watch party on Thursday 19 November, with a Q&A with David Finlay afterwards. It’s our trial run at using the system, and an opportunity for you to ask anything you’d like to know before you book. Everyone who books a ticket will receive a $20 discount code to use against a community screening licence.