The Cowboy And The Queen
Directed by Andrea Nevins
When California horse trainer Monty Roberts rejected the cruelty of traditional training methods, he developed a radical new approach based on trust and empathy. His ideas caught the attention of Queen Elizabeth II, sparking an unlikely friendship that would last a lifetime. Directed by Oscar nominee Andrea Nevins, this compelling documentary traces their transatlantic bond and the global impact of their shared mission to revolutionize the way humans relate to animals—and to each other.
Filmmakers' Bios
Andrea Nevins - Director
Andrea Blaugrund Nevins was an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy award-winning director,
producer and writer. Her keen interest in lives in transition led her to chronicle retired dancers given a late-in-life chance to perform. Still Kicking, her first independent documentary, earned her an Academy Award nomination.
Her first feature-length documentary, The Other F Word, about anti-authoritarian punk rockers donning the cloak of paternal authority, premiered at SXSW and won quick theatrical distribution by Oscilloscope and network broadcast on Showtime. In examining the huge transitions NFL football players make from superstardom to relative invisibility, she directed the 2014 season-opener for Peter Berg’s HBO series, “State of Play.” Critically acclaimed Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie, a Hulu Original Documentary, premiered in April 2018 at Tribeca Film Festival, Hot Docs and on Hulu, and was a principal inspiration for Greta Gerwig’s 2023 blockbuster, Barbie.
Graham Clark, Editor and Producer
Graham Clark is an editor, producer, designer, and writer. Graham’s collaborations have premiered at the Tribeca, Doc NYC, and Hot Docs film festivals and found homes on HBO,
Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Apple TV, and Showtime.
Graham began his career as an assistant editor working alongside the Academy Award-nominated, Emmy Award-winning director Andrea Nevins. He had his editorial debut,
co-editing with Geoffrey Franklin on the Showtime Original feature Play it Forward in 2015. In 2018, he worked as an additional editor under veteran documentary editor Azin Samari on the award-winning Hulu Original, Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie. Also a talented graphic artist,
Graham provided animation for R.J. Cutler and his production company, This Machine, serving
as a motion designer on Dear… for Apple TV, Murf the Surf for MGM+, Big Vape for Netflix, and The Disappearance of Shere Hite for IFC and Sony Pictures.