Film Screening: Agnes Varda "The Gleaners and I"

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Friday, February 13th, 2015
7:00 PM

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Friday February 13, Friday March 13, Friday April 10

7PM Screening Agnes Varda | The Gleaners and I (2000)

The Gleaners and I (2000) is a documentary recording modern day gleaners while they scavenge for food, forgotten items, and trinkets in both urban and rural regions of France. Traditionally gleaners are those who search farmers fields for produce that mechanized harvesting has left behind, although in urban settings gleaners dumpster dive for objects and food that have been rejected because of minor bruising or damage. Directed and written by filmmaker Agnes Varda, we follow her hand-held camera as she describes her filmmaking as a kind of gleaning also, where scouting subjects whether it is objects, food, or people to be captured on film is chance oriented. Varda gleans footage of a series of individuals from a range of class backgrounds who’ve learned to glean their food in order to survive, such as a successful restaurant owner, a teacher, and artists who use recycled material in their work.

The documentary was first shown at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival and is distributed by Zeitgeist Video.

Agnes Varda’s The Gleaners and I (2000) is a part of Nanaimo Art Gallery’s exhibition Gleaners on from January 24 until May 2, 2015. Join us for screenings of The Gleaners and I and free popcorn in Art Lab at Nanaimo Art Gallery’s downtown location (150 Commercial Street)