Dir: Ben Rivers. Germany, Iceland, UK 2024. 86 mins.
Bogancloch is the rundown farmhouse where modern-day hermit Jake Williams lives, surrounded by a Highland forest in Scotland. This intimate, observational documentary sees artist filmmaker Ben Rivers revisit the subject of his acclaimed 2011 feature film Two Years at Sea. It follows Jake’s life across the seasons with other people occasionally crossing into his otherwise solitary existence.
Lovingly shot in widescreen, on black and white 16mm film – with some colour interludes including photos of Jake’s past travels, when he was working on ships – Bogancloch is a gentle and poignant tale about living in harmony with nature’s rhythms.
Followed by Q&A with director Ben Rivers.
