BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Halifax X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Halifax BEGIN:VEVENT UID:994@devourfest.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20251022T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20251022T213000 DTSTAMP:20250912T035915Z URL:https://devourfest.com/program/opening-gala-film-blueberry-grunt/ SUMMARY:Opening Gala Film: Blueberry Grunt DESCRIPTION:​​In Blueberry Grunt\, Newfoundland writer-director Sherry White (Maudie) explores a marriage strained by shared trauma. During a see mingly innocent camping trip to pick blueberries\, a couple’s underlying conflicts surface\, testing their relationship and resilience. As tension s rise\, they must confront both personal struggles and the elements\, lea ding to an intense fight for survival that challenges their bond.\n\nCanad a\, 2025\, 89 minutes\nDirector Sherry White\nDistributor Blue Pinion Film s\n\nDirector and writer Sherry White and actor Joel Thomas Hynes will joi n us for the event and a special post-screening Q&\;A hosted by Jeff Do uglas of CBC Radio One's MAINSTREET.\n\nJoin us on this special evening as we award and screen the winner of The Nourish Youth Food and Film Challen ge. This year's theme\, Celebrating Local\, invited young Nova Scotia film makers to share their unique stories about local food\, farms\, traditions \, and community.\n\nSponsored by Telefilm Canada\, CBC Atlantic\, and Nou rish Nova Scotia\n\n\nSherry White\nSherry is a Canadian screenwriter and filmmaker working in film and television as a writer\, director and produc er.  Sherry wrote the award-winning feature film\, Maudie\, starring Etha n Hawke and Sally Hawkins\, released by Mongrel and Sony Pictures Classics in 2017. Other film writing credits include Relative Happiness\, Down to the Dirt\, and The Breadmaker. She also wrote and directed the genie nomin ated feature film Crackie\, which screened at over thirty festivals worldw ide\, including Toronto International Film Festival\, Karlovy Vary\, and T orino Film Festival\, where it took home the jury prize. It was also named one of the top ten films in Canada for 2009 and screened at the MOMA in N ew York City March 2010. Sherry had also directed several award-winning sh ort films that played at various festivals across the Globe. Her second fe ature film\, Blueberry Grunt will hit the festival circuit in 2025. @stree ly\n\nHost Jeff Douglas\n\nJeff Douglas is a born storyteller from Truro\, N.S.\, with a rich background in theatre and narration. His adventurous s pirit has taken him across Canada\, from mushing dogs in Yukon to parachut ing with the 442nd Squadron's search-and-rescue team. Recently\, he traver sed Nova Scotia\, the Ocean Playground\, uncovering thrilling stories. A s easoned host of award-winning shows like Ancestors in the Attic and Workin g Over Time\, Jeff holds three Gemini nominations and a Kari Award for his role in the iconic "I Am Canadian" campaign. Since returning to the Annap olis Valley in 2019\, he has become the voice of CBC Radio One's MAINSTREE T. @nsjeffdouglas ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://devourfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/0 8/Blueberry-Grunt-scaled.jpeg CATEGORIES:FILM LOCATION:Denton Hall\, 12 Horton Avenue\, Wolfville\, NS\, B4P 2P7\, Canada GEO:45.08863;-64.365422 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=12 Horton Avenue\, Wolfvill e\, NS\, B4P 2P7\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Denton Hall:geo:45.08 863,-64.365422 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Halifax X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Halifax BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR