Amalie Atkins

Russian Sugar Beans, 2005
Stills from a 4 minute digital super 8 film that looks at a day in the life of an eccentric Mennonite woman (Aunt Agatha) as she spends time in her enormous garden. The film uses stop motion animation techniques to show the breadth of the back breaking work that she completes by the day's end. The soundtrack tells the story of the farm, her customers, and how she is carrying on the legacy of her parents despite being misunderstood.