'' The Gleaners and I '' ( ; " The gleaners and the female gleaner " , a reference to the director herself ) is a 2000 French documentary film by Agnès Varda that features various kinds of gleaning . It was entered into competition at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival ( " Official Selection 2000 " ) , and later went on to win awards around the world . In a 2014 '' Sight and Sound '' poll , film critics voted '' The Gleaners and I '' the eighth best documentary film of all time . In 2016 , the film appeared at No. 99 on BBC 's list of the 100 greatest films of the 21st century
2000 Cannes Film Festival
2000 Cannes Film Festival
The Gleaners and I