An 1867 painting by Jean-Francois Millet inspired septuagenarian documentarian Agnes Varda to cross the French countryside to videotape people who scavenge. Taking everything from surplus in the fields, to rubbish in trashcans, to oysters washed up after a storm, the “gleaners” range from those sadly in need to those hoping to recreate the community activity of centuries past, and still others who use whatever they find to cobble together a rough art. Highlighted by Varda’s amusing narration.

What is Conscious Cinema?

A space in which people gather to experience a film together and thereafter, share their ideas and feelings in dialogue. A home-cooked light meal and dessert is available for sale. In the main, the films are documentaries but there are also plenty of eccentric and curious fictional films to explore. Please feel free to suggest a film!