This event is in the past.It took place on May 28, 2026 at Film Forum.




At 90, Agatha Bock tends a sprawling garden and lives entirely on her own terms in rural Manitoba. Shot by her niece over six years on luminous 16mm, this intimate portrait celebrates the quiet art of self-sufficiency, from canning preserves to finding joy in daily ritual.
Documentary portrait
16mm cinematography
Self-sufficient living
Rural Manitoba
Tips
🎞️searing colors on 16-millimeter film" (NY Times)
✨radiates with the pure joy that these rituals afford" (POV Magazine)
🍿popcorn made with real peanut oil
Agatha's Almanac
Hudson Square




At 90, Agatha Bock tends a sprawling garden and lives entirely on her own terms in rural Manitoba. Shot by her niece over six years on luminous 16mm, this intimate portrait celebrates the quiet art of self-sufficiency, from canning preserves to finding joy in daily ritual.
Documentary portrait
16mm cinematography
Self-sufficient living
Rural Manitoba
Tips
🎞️searing colors on 16-millimeter film" (NY Times)
✨radiates with the pure joy that these rituals afford" (POV Magazine)
🍿popcorn made with real peanut oil
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