NEW YORK, NY.- Film Forum will present the U.S. theatrical premiere of Amalie Atkins’ Agatha's Almanac on Friday, May 15.

Agatha Bock, a petite, slope-backed nonagenarian, labors in her massive vegetable garden, maintains her rural Manitoba home with astounding DIY resourcefulness—baking and canning almost everything she eats—and needs no assistance from her niece Amalie.  As Amalie films Agatha’s daily routines over a period of six years, it becomes clear that she’s the one who has a thing or two to learn: like how to survive without running water for a decade and still enjoy every day; how to harvest and transport a 15-lb watermelon (you kick it along with your rubber boot) so you can slice and feast on it, then preserve its heirloom seeds; and why living on your own may be tough but is as colorful and vivacious as any married life.  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 fiercely handmade, independent life can be. 

Agatha's Almanac had its world premiere at CPH:DOX 2025 and went on to screen at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it won the juried award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary, and more. It was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2025.

“Shot over six years on 16mm film by an all-female crew… AGATHA’S ALMANAC follows the fiercely independent 90-year-old Agatha Bock as she tends to her ancestral farm, preserving heirloom seeds and maintaining a way of life that predates modern conveniences. Without a car, cell phone, running water, or a functioning landline, Agatha’s daily rituals serve as a living archive of a vanishing era, offering insight into a nearly lost generation.” – Leo Barraclough, Variety

“This lovingly constructed portrait of director Amalie Atkins' 90-year-old aunt, Agatha Bock, is tender and melancholy but so full of life it never feels anything less than joyous.” – Joonatan Itkonen, Region Free

“Agatha Bock [is] an eclectic wonder in this artfully affectionate doc portrait... Shot in wondrously luminous 16mm images by cinematographer Rhayne Vermette, AGATHA’S ALMANAC radiates with the pure joy that these rituals afford Bock daily. The loving colour palette accentuates the ripeness of Agatha’s bountiful and juicy fruits, from succulent red strawberries to eye-poppingly pink watermelons. The weathered character of Agatha’s lived-in abode provides aesthetically pleasing contrasts, while her vibrant wardrobe, curated in collaboration with Atkins, ensure that the titular aunt’s personality radiates in every frame.” – Pat Mullen, POV Magazine

Agatha's Almanac (2025, 86 min.) Written and Directed by Amalie Atkins. Produced by Amalie Atkins. Cinematography: Rhayne Vermette. Editing: Amalie Atkins. Featuring Agatha Bock. Canada. Icarus Films.