First Cow

First Cow is a 2019 film directed by Kelly Reichardt, set in an 1820s frontier fur-trading settlement in Oregon Country. The movie centers on the friendship between Cookie Figowitz, a bashful baker, and King-Lu, a Chinese immigrant with big dreams. Their plan to get rich involves stealing milk from the region's first cow, owned by a prominent businessman, to bake "oily cakes". Reichardt is known for her meticulous attention to detail, even obsessing over the cricket sounds in the film. The movie was praised for its authentic depiction of frontier life and the central characters' relationship. Reichardt's films are characterized by a slow pace, naturalistic style, and long compositions, often focusing on subtle human emotions and relationships, frequently set in the Pacific Northwest.12