Agatha's Almanac

90-year-old Agatha is fragile; and at the same time rock-solid. She still lives entirely on her own on the old family farm in the Canadese Manitoba. She has no running water, no telephone, no driver's license. She lives a solitary life, but does not feel lonely. And there is plenty to do in the expansive gardens where she sows and harvests, from potatoes to strawberries and melons. Some seeds still come from the stock of her ancestors.\n\nCommentaar Dit wonderfully beautiful portrait of a forgotten lifestyle was chosen as best Canadian documentary at the prestigious film festival Hot Docs. Multidisciplinary artist Amalie Atkins, Agatha's niece, filmed the handicraft world and special lifestyle of her aunt living by nature's calendar over a period of six years.\n\nPress\n\n''The deceleration comfort of gardening in the cinema.'' - NRC\n\n''It moves you, Agatha's calm pace in a chaotic world.'' - Trouw