AGATHA’S ALMANAC
Amalie Atkins | Canada | 2025 | 87m
You can have a life with joy and hope and love, but it’s not always easy.
This is one of many nuggets of wisdom 90-year-old Agatha Bock offers from her solitary slice of paradise in southern Manitoba. Her aging ailments are reflected in the sprawling maples and rustic buildings on her 54-acre family farm, which requires constant maintenance.
Meanwhile, abundant crops, pickles and jellies signal optimistic preparations for the future. Efficiently cultivating a garden with heirloom seeds, methodical processes of sowing, harvesting and preserving by hand easily fill her days. In 16mm detail, delicious pops of red and green showcase seasons of simple living sprinkled with tips on planting potatoes and picking watermelons.
With a handcrafted aesthetic perfectly matching its subject, Amalie Atkins's marvellous debut documentary honours her aunt with a guide to living in harmony with nature through honest work, where nothing’s wasted and self-sufficiency is a necessity.
Amalie Atkins (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Renowned for her films and video installations, Atkins creates cinematic fables by blending 16 mm film, performance, textiles, installations, and analogue photography. Her practice merges traditional elements with a hands-on, do-it-yourself aesthetic to imprint a fictional world onto everyday life.
CLOUD
Lucas Kulka | Brazil | 2024 | 7m
Two women lie beneath shifting clouds, weaving dreams of love and home. As whispered wishes dissolve into silence, reality blurs — leaving solitude, ephemeral hope, and the fragile line between dreams and truth.
Lucas Kulka is a Brazilian filmmaker whose debut short film, Cloud, embodies heartfelt storytelling and collaborative artistry. Written and directed by Kulka, the project unites emerging talents to celebrate the resilience of Brazilian cinema. Crafted with passion and meticulous care, Cloud explores universal themes through a local lens, reflecting Kulka’s belief in film as a cultural bridge.