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A Life on the Farm( 2023)

TV-MADocumentary
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Overview

A strange story from Somerset, England about a filmmaking farmer and the inspiring legacy of his long-lost home movies.

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      Karen Kilgariff

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      Derrick Beckles

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      Davy Rothbart

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      Joe Pickett

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      Nick Prueher

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      Lehr Beidelschies

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      Dimitri Simakis

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      Nic Maier

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      Peter Shaw

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      Thomas Lynch

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      Koo Stark

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      Oscar Harding

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      Charles Carson

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    A review by Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

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    Written by Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots on Sun Apr 23 2023
    **By: Louisa Moore / www.ScreenZealots.com** _This film was screened at Fantastic Fest_ On the surface, the documentary “A Life on the Farm” seems like an innocuous story of a loner farmer with a penchant for shooting his own home videos. That’s why filmmaker Oscar Harding was surprised that when his grandfather died, he left behind a videotape from longtime neighbor Charles Carson. Curious and confused, Harding gave the VHS a watch. What he saw was a home movie that felt a bit like a horror story, resulting in this disturbing and fascinating found footage documentary. Charles appeared...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • farm
    • great britain
    • countryside
    • england
    • underground
    • oddball
    • melancholy
    • farm life
    • eccentric
    • farmer
    • united kingdom
    • macabre
    • found footage
    • underground film
    • outsider
    • questioning
    • farming
    • curious
    • eccentric artist
    • mysterious
    • shocking
    • human interest
    • obscure
    • nervous
    • oddities
    • somber
    • rediscovery
    • outsider art
    • rural life
    • rural setting
    • rural england
    • inspirational
    • wistful
    • somerset
    • intimate
    • suspenseful
    • reminiscent
    • tense
    • hilarious
    • amused
    • awestruck
    • celebratory
    • compassionate
    • frightened
    • optimistic
    • sincere
    • sympathetic
    • tragic