Ghost Fleet w/Hybrids
Ghost Fleet is a haunting documentary that uncovers the vast injustice of slavery in the Thai fishing industry through thrilling escape stories. Thailand supplies a large portion of the world’s seafood, but Thailand’s giant fishing fleet is chronically short tens of thousands of fishermen per year. USA, 2018, 90 minutes Directors Shannon Service & Jeffrey…
Read MoreThe Cake General w/Creamed Lobster Nova Scotia-Style
Based on a true story, The Cake General is an outrageous, unconventional comedy set in the eighties about an eccentric resident of “the most boring town in Sweden” who decides to put his sleepy hamlet on the map by assembling the world’s longest layer cake. Sweden, 2018, 101 minutes Directors Filip Hammar & Fredrik Wikingsson…
Read MoreThe Bubbles Bus
All aboard the Bubbles Bus! It’s time to drink in the beautiful Gaspereau Valley. This tour features three tastings per vineyard at two of the region’s finest purveyors of traditional-method sparkling wines: Benjamin Bridge and L’Acadie Vineyards. $45 per guest; round trip is 2 hours Sponsored by Benjamin Bridge, L’Acadie Vineyards, and the Municipality of…
Read MoreThe Great Devour! Chicken Dinner
Devour! is thrilled to return with this annual event for communities in need on the last day of the festival in support of regional food banks—a free roast-chicken dinner prepared by celebrity chefs from coast to coast. This is also an opportune time to celebrate our many community volunteers after another successful edition of the…
Read MoreHoneyland w/Flour, Water, and Salt.
This powerful documentary follows Hatidze Muratova, a Balkan woman utilising ancient beekeeping traditions to cultivate honey in the mountains of Macedonia. When a neighbouring family tries to do the same, it becomes a source of tension as they disregard her wisdom and advice. Macedonia, 2018, 85 minutes Directors Ljubomir Stefanov & Tamara Kotevska Distributor MK2…
Read MoreT for Taj Mahal w/Thank You Seagulls
In this inspirational charmer, an illiterate villager runs a roadside eatery near the Taj Mahal. He fears that another generation of the villagers will also grow up without an education. He hatches a unique social enterprise idea of offering tourists who eat his food the option of paying their bill, or teaching the local youngsters.…
Read MoreClosing Gala: The Biggest Little Farm w/Distance- Short Stories About Food
The Biggest Little Farm chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature’s conflicts, the Chesters unlock and uncover a biodiverse design for living that…
Read MoreDevour! The Canadian Rockies Film Festival
Devour! The Canadian Rockies is Jasper’s newest high-end culinary event…and one you do NOT want to miss! We’re pleased to return to the beautiful Jasper Park Lodge for our third annual edition. Discover a love for food and film (and wine) this winter in beautiful Jasper National Park. Cozy up in the Rockies while you…
Read MoreCancelled: Devour! at the Algonquin Resort
Sadly, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this event has been cancelled for 2020. We will explore remounting it again with our friends at the Algonquin Resort in 2021 around the same time of the year. – – – – – Join us for a little taste of Devour! at the Algonquin Resort, St. Andrews by-the-Sea! This…
Read MorePOSTPONED until further notice: Devour! Vero Beach Chefs & Shorts
Due to the on-going global pandemic, the Vero Beach Wine + Film Festival has postponed its early June festival to later in the fall. We will update when we have further information. – – – Info coming soon! Join us as we return for a special evening where we pair gastronomy, wine and short films…
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