This event is in the past.It took place on May 22, 2026 at Film Forum.
Documentary
DocumentaryMeet Agatha Bock: ninety years young, living off-grid in rural Manitoba, and tending a massive garden with pure, stubborn joy. Shot over six years in gorgeous, gritty 16mm, this Hot Docs winner captures the beauty of self-sufficiency and the quiet triumph of a life lived on your own terms.
16mm cinematography
rural Manitoba portrait
Hot Docs winner
DIY resilience
Tips
🎞️"Charming... endearing, even inspiring... in searing colors on 16-millimeter film" (NYT)
🌱"a wizardly green thumb... radiates with the pure joy" (POV Magazine)
🍿Film Forum's popcorn is made with real peanut oil
Agatha’s Almanac
Hudson Square
DocumentaryDocumentaryMeet Agatha Bock: ninety years young, living off-grid in rural Manitoba, and tending a massive garden with pure, stubborn joy. Shot over six years in gorgeous, gritty 16mm, this Hot Docs winner captures the beauty of self-sufficiency and the quiet triumph of a life lived on your own terms.
16mm cinematography
rural Manitoba portrait
Hot Docs winner
DIY resilience
Tips
🎞️"Charming... endearing, even inspiring... in searing colors on 16-millimeter film" (NYT)
🌱"a wizardly green thumb... radiates with the pure joy" (POV Magazine)
🍿Film Forum's popcorn is made with real peanut oil
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