It started with ​​the first photo filmmaker Paul Wyatt ever took: a blurred sheep's nose on a school trip when he was just nine. A lifelong love of animals and a deep-seated curiosity to understand them drove Wyatt to make Sheep, Actually. He opens the film by asking the audience “If you’re going to work with wool, get to know how a sheep lives. Take a walk and meet the sheep.”

In the film, Wyatt does just that, taking viewers on an insightful journey to better understand these remarkable animals and the people who work with their wool. 

Set unexpectedly in London, we meet a sheep named Cow, named for her resemblance to a calf at birth. Her journey includes her first  experience of lambing, the shearing process and life with her new lamb. This distinctive viewpoint offers an intimate look at the lives of sheep, with Wyatt at times breaking the fourth wall to talk to the animals he encounters: the sheep, of course, but also a real cow, a goat, and a bossy squirrel.

Alongside Cow’s journey, Sheep, Actually shares stories from makers navigating the complex world of supply chains and running a craft business. The film explores the honest, often difficult choices required to run a sustainable craft business in the shadow of fast fashion. 

At times serious, at others playful, Sheep, Actually explores where animals, people, and making meet.