Sisters of Cinema: The Gleaners & I

Just ahead of Earth Day, Sisters of Cinema returns in April with a special screening of Agnès Varda's "The Gleaners & I." At 72, Agnès Varda became a digital pioneer, using a handheld camera to find beauty in what we throw away. From heart-shaped potatoes to discarded clocks, see how she turns gleaning into a celebration of community.

Tickets on sale now, $8 Circle Members and $10 non-members, include admission to the film and a post-film discussion led by Sisters of Cinema host Julia Holeman. The discussion will highlight Varda’s exploration of waste, consumerism, and the ethics of sustainability.

Empowering Women. Exploring Films. Building Community. Sisters of Cinema is your monthly film club dedicated to the incredible work of women in the director`s chair, behind the camera, and everywhere in between. The series will feature a mystery screening from a curated selection of films by female directors, writers, cinematographers, and more. Gain a deeper appreciation with pre-film introductions highlighting the movie's context and the women who made it shine. Engage in lively discussions after each screening. Share your thoughts, feelings, and interpretations with fellow film enthusiasts.

About the film: 1h22min - Documentary - Not Rated - French with subtitles

Agnès Varda’s extraordinary late-career renaissance began with this wonderfully idiosyncratic, self-reflexive documentary in which the ever-curious French cinema icon explores the little-known world of modern-day gleaners: those living on the margins who survive by foraging for that which society throws away. Embracing the intimacy and freedom of digital filmmaking, Varda posits herself as a kind of gleaner of images and ideas, one whose generous, expansive vision makes room for ruminations on everything from aging to the birth of cinema to the beauty of heart-shaped potatoes. By turns playful, philosophical, and subtly political, The Gleaners and I is a warmly human reflection on the contradictions of our consumerist world from an artist who, like her subjects, finds unexpected richness where few think to look.