Ben Proudfoot—award-winning filmmaker and founder and CEO of Breakwater Studios—takes you on a deep dive into the craft and step-by-step process of short documentary filmmaking, from idea to distribution. His short documentary work has won seven Vimeo Staff Picks, an Emmy, a Webby, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and has been published by The…

Gualtiero Marchesi is a chef but also an artist, a revolutionary. His cooking changed the history of Italian regional cuisine forever. For Marchesi, it’s all about love—for the ingredients, for the technique, for the experience, and yes, maybe for a little art, too. Italy, 2019, 90 minutes Director Maurizio Gigola Distributor TriCoast Worldwide In partnership…

Man has had a profound and damaging effect on the wild fish population, driving it closer to extinction. This film is about what it means to be human: capable of such soaring achievements of ingenuity and, at the same time, such aggressive and lethal idiocy. USA/Canada/Norway/Wales, 2019, 83 minutes Director Josh Murphy Distributor The Film…

Each dish in this five-course dinner is inspired by a corresponding short film screened right in the Barrel Cellar at Lightfoot & Wolfville Winery with the diners:: Brady Bertrand, Lightfoot & Wolfville Michele Forgione, Impasto, Montréal Stella Shi, Cu_Cina, Rome Antonio Rinaldo, Rinaldo’s Italian American Specialties, Halifax Danny Smiles, Le Bremner, Montréal Jennifer Crawford, MasterChef…

Back by popular demand, we’re hosting a classic lobster dinner with all the fixings. Come and savour an unforgettable and truly Atlantic Canadian experience with our favourite crustacean. $65 per guest; ticket includes one lobster dinner with sides, dessert, access to a cash bar during dinner, and a ticket to the Devour! Cocktail Pop-up Party…

Undeterred by corporate intimidation, subsistence farmer Maxima knows what’s at stake. This landmark film portrays one woman’s courageous journey to stand against the destruction of resources that hold far more value than gold. Her strength earned her the world’s most prestigious environmental award: the Goldman Environmental Prize. USA, 2018, 88 minutes Director Claudia Sparrow Distributor…

A wine movie for millennials! Three 20-something friends get some much-needed hang time when a cancelled wedding reunites them for a long weekend together at a beautiful vineyard. But it’s not all fun, sun, and drinking games. There are bigger issues bubbling beneath the banter. A poignant look at modern masculinity and complex relationships. New…

For the seventh year running, super talented mixologists will serve up this year’s Italian-inspired signature cocktails at our Devour! HQ.  $25 per guest; includes two signature cocktails and live music by the Mark Riley Project. Sponsored by Mer Et Soleil & IPC Securities Corporation The Mark Riley Project The Mark Riley Project was formed in…

Join us in celebrating the very best of the 2019 festival at our Devour! Golden Tine Awards Brunch hosted by CBC’s Ali Hassan. We will present our coveted Golden Tine Awards for this year’s films in five categories: Best Short Documentary, Best Short Drama, Best Feature Documentary, Best Feature Drama, and Best Animation. Winners are…

Join local chef and forager Nelson Penner on a one-hour walk through the local forest in search of late fall’s wild foods. Nelson has been sourcing and using the bounty of foraged treasures from Nova Scotia year round in his cooking. $45 per guest, includes transportation  Sponsored by the Municipality of the County of Kings…