A couple from Carlton Colville and their small livestock farm are set to feature in a new mini festival.
The premiere of 'Little Cote' - a short film that follows the lives of of Ronnie and Val Bennett on their livestock farm - will be showcased at The Horkey this weekend.
A day of films, food, poems and songs which celebrate the rural Suffolk way of life feature as part of a mini-festival at The Cut Arts Centre in Halesworth.
Dean Parkin, writer and director of 'Little Cote', said: "I wanted to give the film a proper launch but it's hard to get people to turn out for just a 20-minute film.
"So I thought perhaps we should have some old archive films alongside it.
"Then I had the idea of showing some other contemporary short films too - and we added some music and poetry events and before we knew it, had a full day of events, all celebrating Suffolk."
The word ‘Horkey’ is a traditional feast and custom, a name given to harvest celebrations particularly in East Anglia.
Mr Parkin co-created 'Little Cote' with Halesworth based film-maker Nathan Berry, and it will premiere at 3.30pm on Saturday, October 28 as part of The Horkey programme.
The film begins in February 2019 and covers a turbulent 18 months, taking in several big issues of the day — climate change, the environment, Brexit and a global pandemic — with typical Suffolk pragmatism and good humour.
Two archive films will be presented by James Cecil, of JBC films.
A series of contrasting contemporary short films, all recently created and set in Lowestoft and across the county also feature, alongside seasonal poems from local poets, live music from piano virtuoso Maurice Horhut and traditional tunes from the Little Cote folk band.
Open all day, Horkey stalls will also feature along with seasonal refreshments cooked up by The Cut café.
The Horkey takes place at The Cut Arts Centre at Halesworth on October 28 from 11am to 5pm and all events are free.
Programme details online.
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