When filmmaker Oscar Harding's grandfather passed away in the rural English county of Somerset, his family inherited an extraordinary video tape - a feature-length home movie from neighbour Charles Carson, which can best be described as "Monty Python meets The Texas Chainsaw Massacre".
But there's so much more to the man than his bizarre videos - Charles was an inventor, an outsider artist, and a pioneer of death positivity, to name just a few of the filmmaking farmer’s achievements. Charles’ life and work are examined by those who knew him best, as well as a whole new generation of fans who have been inspired by the legacy he left behind.
A Life On The Farm is an exploration and celebration of Charles Carson and his movies, rescued from obscurity, which present a moving and laugh-out-loud document of a time and place in danger of being lost to history.
On-Demand Only
- Year2021
- Runtime75 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- DirectorOscar Harding
- CastKaren Kilgariff, Derrick Beckles, Davy Rothbart, Thomas Lynch, Joe Pickett, Nick Prueher, Nic Maier, Dimitri Simakis, Lehr Beidelschies, Koo Stark, Oscar Harding, Ciaran Mulholland, Peter Shaw
- CinematographerEdward Lomas
- ComposerSam Paul Toms
When filmmaker Oscar Harding's grandfather passed away in the rural English county of Somerset, his family inherited an extraordinary video tape - a feature-length home movie from neighbour Charles Carson, which can best be described as "Monty Python meets The Texas Chainsaw Massacre".
But there's so much more to the man than his bizarre videos - Charles was an inventor, an outsider artist, and a pioneer of death positivity, to name just a few of the filmmaking farmer’s achievements. Charles’ life and work are examined by those who knew him best, as well as a whole new generation of fans who have been inspired by the legacy he left behind.
A Life On The Farm is an exploration and celebration of Charles Carson and his movies, rescued from obscurity, which present a moving and laugh-out-loud document of a time and place in danger of being lost to history.
On-Demand Only
- Year2021
- Runtime75 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- DirectorOscar Harding
- CastKaren Kilgariff, Derrick Beckles, Davy Rothbart, Thomas Lynch, Joe Pickett, Nick Prueher, Nic Maier, Dimitri Simakis, Lehr Beidelschies, Koo Stark, Oscar Harding, Ciaran Mulholland, Peter Shaw
- CinematographerEdward Lomas
- ComposerSam Paul Toms