COMING MAY 14, 2026
A father’s unlikely road trip to save a calf.
Synopsis: A calf in Vermont hits the lottery when a farmer decides to save him. But someone has to drive the baby cow 600 miles to his new home.
A freshly retired doctor and his filmmaker daughter volunteer for the job, but nothing goes as planned. What emerges is an unlikely story of a community of people who will do anything to give one calf a real home.
Online Premiere: May 14, 2026 | 12pm ET
Where: The Dodo's YouTube channel
For Press
Screener and high-res images available on request: joannabzelman@gmail.com
Coverage embargoed until May 14, 2026 at 12pm ET.
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Free to use for editorial coverage of the film. Photo credit: Cow Trip / Joanna Zelman LLC
Featured Sanctuary:
Rosie's Farm Sanctuary is a nonprofit in Potomac, Maryland, dedicated to giving rescued farmed animals a forever home, including Cow Trip's featured cows, Mickey and Moose.
Filmmaker Bio: Joanna Zelman is a Washington, DC-based filmmaker and writer who has spent her career telling stories about animals, climate, and social justice.
She spent 10 years as Executive Producer of The Dodo, the world’s #1 animal brand, where she helped grow the team to garner over 1 billion views per month.
Additional producing credits include Dodo Heroes (Animal Planet), My Pack Life (Discovery+), and Rescued by Roman (Disney+).