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Agatha Bock, a petite, fiercely independent 90-year-old, labours in her massive vegetable garden, tends to her land by hand and maintains her rural Manitoba home with astounding DIY resourcefulness - baking and canning almost everything she eats.
Her niece, the filmmaker Amalie Atkins, captures Agatha as she plants and harvests everything from vegetables and herbs to flowers and watermelons, and cultivates heirloom seeds passed down through the generations.
Atkins’ eye for beauty in her aunt’s physical movements, household objects, vibrant clothing and agricultural universe fuse with her deep affection and luminous 16mm cinematography to present a captivating portrait of how artful a handmade, independent life can be.
Followed by a Zoom Q&A with director Amalie Atkins.
This screening is co-presented with Calthorpe Community Gardens, a registered charity which offers a community centre and tranquil gardens in the heart of King’s Cross. Calthorpe will be selling home-made jams and seedlings from their plant nursery from the DocHouse lounge before the screening on Sunday 26th July.
Calthorpe opened its doors in 1984 after community action efforts lead to Camden Council allocating funds to residents instead of the hands of developers.
Today, Calthorpe has so much to offer as a health and wellbeing charity; from community food growing, shared meals throughout the week, sports, live music events and a space for social connection and knowledge exchange. More information can be found through their website.
Screening times and booking
Please note: There are only 5 mins of trailers before our screenings.
Prices
Adult: £12.5
Senior: £10
Student: £10
Please note: There are only 5 mins of trailers before our screenings.
Prices
Adult: £12.5
Senior: £10
Student: £10