Director
Oscar Harding
Run Time
75 mins
Release Year
2022
Country of Origin
UK
Language
English
Director of Photography: Edward Lomas
Exec Producer: Joe PIckett, Nick Prueher
Editor: Hannah Christensen
Produced by: Oscar Harding, Edward Lomas, Dominik Platen
Music: Sam Paul Toms
A Life on the Farm
Part of the Night Moves Strand
When director Oscar Harding’s grandfather died in rural Somerset, he inherited a videotape containing the surreal home movie Life on the Farm. Featuring cow births, skeletons racing lawnmowers and ‘Scotland the Brave’ performed on tractor parts, this camcorder opus was shot and soundtracked by ‘death positive’ farmer Charles Carson, who gifted it to his fellow villagers. Harding’s humorous documentary lovingly unravels the story behind Carson’s work, which has reached a wider audience thanks to American VHS collectors Found Footage Festival. [15]