Agatha's Almanac is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Amalie Atkins and released in 2025.Matthew Carey, "Hot Docs Announces Prizes: Awards Go To ‘I, Poppy,’ ‘River Of Grass,’ ‘Paul,’ ‘Khartoum’ And More". Deadline Hollywood, May 2, 2025. The film is a portrait of her aunt Agatha Bock, a 90-year-old woman who still lives a fiercely independent life revolving around her passion for gardening.Pat Mullen, "Agatha’s Almanac Review: A Grand Character, with Tape and Strawberries". Point of View, April 26, 2025.
The film premiered in March 2025 at CPH:DOX 2025.Leo Barraclough, "‘Agatha’s Almanac’ Acquired by Lightdox Ahead of CPH:DOX World Premiere". Variety, March 17, 2025. It had its Canadian premiere at the 2025 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,Mark Adams, "Hot Docs Canadian Spectrum review: Agatha’s Almanac by Amalie Atkins". Business Doc Europe, April 24, 2025. where it won the juried award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary.Matthew Carey, "Hot Docs Announces Prizes: Awards Go To ‘I, Poppy,’ ‘River Of Grass,’ ‘Paul,’ ‘Khartoum’ And More". Deadline Hollywood, May 2, 2025.
The film was longlisted for the 2025 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award,Connie Thiessen, "DGC unveils 2025 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award long list". Broadcast Dialogue, September 18, 2025. and was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2025.Jamie Casemore, "TIFF unveils 2025 selections for Canada’s Top Ten features, shorts". Playback, January 6, 2026.
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