A Life on the Farm

When filmmaker Oscar Harding’s grandfather passed away his family inherited an extraordinary video tape - a feature-length home movie from neighbour Charles Carson.  But there is so much more to the man behind the videos - Charles was an inventor, an outsider, artist, and a pioneer of death positivity, to name just a few of his achievements.  Charles’ life and work are examined by those who knew him best, as well as by a whole new generation of fans from across the world 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, which present a moving and laugh-out-loud document of a time and place in danger of being lost to history.