First Cow
- Release Date: March 13, 2020 (limited)
- Genre: Drama, Western
- Director: Kelly Reichardt
- Producer(s): Neil Kopp, Anish Savjani, Vincent Savino
- Writer(s): Kelly Reichardt, Jonathan Raymond
- Studio: MK2 | Mile End
- Length: 2h 01m | Classification: G
Synopsis
Otis (John Magaro), also known as "Cookie," is a cook for a band of fur trappers as they journey west through Oregon Territory in the 1820s.
Just before the crew arrives at a trading post, Cookie comes across Chinese immigrant King-Lu (Orion Lee), cowering naked behind a fern because he's being sought for murder. The two have an immediate rapport.
When they meet again at the trading post, they develop a friendship and King-Lu invites Cookie for a drink. Soon the two collaborate on a successful business, although its longevity is reliant upon the clandestine participation of a nearby wealthy landowner's prized milking cow.
Based on the novel The Half-Life by Jon Raymond.