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For the past eight years, Devour! and Nourish Nova Scotia have presented an engaging series of films with youth in mind, shining the spotlight on many subjects—such as sugar, food waste, and climate change—for Nova Scotia students of all ages. Since its inception, almost 4,000 school children have attended screenings and workshops. This year, we are moving The Big Picture Program into Devour! Studios, and are bundling films, post-screening sessions, and hands-on cooking classes into one meaningful activity-based learning opportunity…
The Big Picture Program: The Orchard (Screening & Cooking Class)
For the past eight years, Devour! and Nourish Nova Scotia have presented an engaging series of films with youth in mind, shining the spotlight on many subjects—such as sugar, food waste, and climate change—for Nova Scotia students of all ages. Since its inception, almost 4,000 school children have attended screenings and workshops. This year, we are moving The Big Picture Program into Devour! Studios, and are bundling films, post-screening sessions, and hands-on cooking classes into one meaningful activity-based learning opportunity…
The Big Picture Program: Cafeteria (Screening & Cooking Class)
For the past eight years, Devour! and Nourish Nova Scotia have presented an engaging series of films with youth in mind, shining the spotlight on many subjects—such as sugar, food waste, and climate change—for Nova Scotia students of all ages. Since its inception, almost 4,000 school children have attended screenings and workshops. This year, we are moving The Big Picture Program into Devour! Studios, and are bundling films, post-screening sessions, and hands-on cooking classes into one meaningful activity-based learning opportunity…
The Big Picture Program: Cafeteria (Screening & Cooking Class)
For the past eight years, Devour! and Nourish Nova Scotia have presented an engaging series of films with youth in mind, shining the spotlight on many subjects—such as sugar, food waste, and climate change—for Nova Scotia students of all ages. Since its inception, almost 4,000 school children have attended screenings and workshops. This year, we are moving The Big Picture Program into Devour! Studios, and are bundling films, post-screening sessions, and hands-on cooking classes into one meaningful activity-based learning opportunity…
The Big Picture Program: The Orchard (Screening & Cooking Class)
A Chef for Dali Fernando, a talented chef, arrives in the village of Cadaqués during the 70s, where internationally renowned Salvador Dalí happens to reside. The chef and artist’s paths eventually cross, causing the birth of a new culinary genius. Spain, 2023, 115 minutes Director: David Pujol Distributor: Loco Films Mermaid Sisilie is about to become the new captain of the fishing boat she has inherited from her father. Set in the rugged Lofoten Islands, this is a subtle and…
A Chef for Dali w/Mermaid
Crush: Message in a Bottle A snapshot of time. A portrait of a region. A manifesto for change. There’s a growing movement of winegrowers and winemakers using eco-conscious practices to reduce their carbon footprint—merging modern and traditional techniques to infuse their craft with authenticity in Canada. Canada, 2023, 78 minutes Director: Maya Gallus Distributor: Red Queen Productions XXVI Talhas – Amphora Wine Made in Portugal In Daniel’s grandfather’s old winery in Vila Alva, Portugal, he and his friends recreate Mestre…
Crush: Message in a Bottle w/XXVI Talhas – Amphora wine made in Portugal
Zachary Richard, Cajun Heart (Zachary Richard toujours batailleur) World-renowned singer Zachary Richard is on a quest to understand why Acadians and Cajuns are such resilient people and the pertinence of the Acadian identity today. He traces the journey of his heritage in the Acadian areas of the Maritime provinces of Canada to discover the trials and tribulations of his ancestors, the Richard and Boudreaux families. Zachary then returns to Louisiana to explore what has been kept in the culture from…
Devour! Opening Gala Film: Zachary Richard, Cajun Heart
Stella The Michelin Guide is one of the most influential and notoriously secretive institutions in gastronomy, and the awarding of its Michelin Star is steeped in glamour. There has never been a pizzeria anywhere in the world to receive this coveted award. Passionate Neapolitan pizzaiolo, Ciro Oliva, hopes to change this. USA/Italy, 2022, 78 minutes Director: Tyler Doehrin Distributor: Magnetfilm Ars Longa, Vita Brevis Giuseppe, a Sicilian winemaker, attempts to hold onto the traditions of his craft that have been…
Stella w/Ars Longa, Vita Brevis
Paved Paradise Biologist Hidde Boersma goes on a journey of discovery with filmmaker Karsten de Vreugd to unravel the loss of biodiversity due to human use of land. His point—organic farming can not be the solution for everything—because lower yields need more land. This results in a refreshing, optimistic documentary with a surprising solution. The Netherlands, 2023, 90 minutes Director: Karsten de Vreugd Distributor: Sugar Rush Film Heart Valley Heart Valley follows a day in the life of Wilf Davies,…
Paved Paradise w/Heart Valley
The Dishwasher (Le Plongeur) Montreal, winter of 2002. Stephane is on a downward spiral: He is addicted to gambling. Hoping to make some cash, he takes a job as a dishwasher in a popular restaurant. Canada, 2023, 127 minutes Director: Francis Leclerc Distributor: Criterion Films Fragments An (almost) invisible protagonist enters a restaurant and orders pea soup. Canada, 2022, 2 minutes Directors: Gigi Perron, Anick Beaulieu Sponsored by Bureau du Québec dans les Provinces atlantiques, Telefilm Canada
Spotlight on Québec Gala: The Dishwasher w/Fragments
Hard Shell, Soft Shell (Fragile) Az, an oyster worker in Sète, has just been dumped by his girlfriend, Jessica, a starlet from a local TV series. For Az, it’s the end of the world. On the 36th floor, he chooses to follow the advice of his childhood friend, Lila. France, 2021, 100 minutes Director: Emma Benestan Distributor: h264 Studios Caregiver (Auxiliare) During a night of doubt, Marc, a tormented caregiver and wannabe chef, has to tell Quentin (his disabled best…
Hard Shell, Soft Shell w/Caregiver
Bad Axe A closely knit Asian-American family living in rural Michigan during the pandemic fights to keep their local restaurant and American dream alive. With rising racial tensions, the family must unite and find their voice as they reckon with backlash from a divided community, white supremacists, and intergenerational trauma from Cambodia’s killing fields. USA, 2022, 100 minutes Director: David Siev Distributor: IFC Films From Fish to Moon “From fish to moon” is a common expression in medieval Persian verse,…
Bad Axe w/From Fish to Moon
Fauna In a forest on the outskirts of Barcelona, an old shepherd and his flock coexist with a high-tech laboratory for animal experimentation. While the shepherd, who himself is sick with a bone disease, watches his profession slip away, the scientists are busier than ever researching the Covid vaccine. A reflection on the relationship between humans, animals, and science in the time of the pandemic. Spain, 2023, 74 minutes Director: Pau Faus Distributor: Taskovski Films Beaufort Legacy (Le Beaufort en…
Fauna w/Beaufort Legacy
Sugar and Stars (À la belle étoile) Ever since he was a little boy, Yazid dreamed of becoming a pastry chef. Moving from one foster home to another, nothing predestined him for such a career, but his indomitable determination and resourcefulness have proven priceless in helping him succeed in the elitist arena of patisserie—his dream is to win the international pastry championship. France, 2022, 110 minutes Director: Sébastien Tulard Distributor: TVA Films Hortus Laurent Petit, a three-starred Michelin chef in…
Sugar and Stars w/Hortus
The Pot au Feu (La Passion de Dodin Bouffant) France, 1885. Talented cook Eugenie has worked for the preeminent gourmet Dodin for the last two decades. Their mutual admiration turns into romance and gives rise to dishes, one more delicious than the next, that confound even the world’s most illustrious chefs. But Eugenie is fond of her freedom and has never wanted to marry Dodin, so he decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her. France,…
The Pot au Feu w/Babatoura
Belle River In 2019, spring flooding in Mississippi hits record highs. The residents of Pierre-Part are preparing for the worst. Canada, 2022, 11 minutes Directors: Guillaume Fournier, Samuel Matteau, Yannick Nolin Turning Tides (La dernière batture) Summer trippers line up for the famous local fried clams and whole families dig for the white mollusc in the tangy air of the sandbars. But as the clams dwindle, so do these tableaux from Maritime culture. For commercial fishermen, it’s the end of…
The Acadian-Cajun Shorts Film Program w/Belle River, Turning Tides, Cafeteria & Infusion
Treasures of the Bayous (Trésors des bayous) To the south, in beautiful Louisiana, live the descendants of a people who came from the north; their new home is surrounded by the Bayous. The original inhabitants fed on small animals, berries, roots, and fish. The newcomers had to adapt and discovered new culinary treasures in crawfish, turtles, catfish, oysters, shrimp, crabs, and frogs. But the natural treasures of the Bayous are the Cajuns themselves. Canada, 2023, 61 minutes Directors: René Savoie,…
Treasures of the bayous w/Acadiana
The Most Remote Restaurant in the World In one of the most remote corners of the world—in a settlement where only 53 people live and which you can only reach by boat—a gastronomic restaurant of the highest class is being established. Chef Poul Andrias Ziska and the team behind the Michelin two-starred Faroese restaurant KOKS embark on an extraordinary adventure when they move the entire restaurant to a remote settlement in Greenland. Denmark, 2023, 86 minutes Director: Ole Juncker Distributor:…
The Most Remote Restaurant in the World w/Skyline
The Peacock When investment banker Linda Bachmann and her team arrive at the country estate of Lord and Lady McIntosh for a team-building seminar, the prospects of having a relaxing weekend in Scotland are not good. When the Lord‘s favourite peacock and the Lady‘s favourite goose disappear, chaos ensues in this Clue-inspired caper. Germany/Belgium, 2023, 106 minutes Director: Lutz Heineking Jr. Distributor: Picture Tree International Remove Hind Legs Before Consumption On an insect food farm, millions of crickets are being…
The Peacock w/Remove Hind Legs Before Consumption
Taste of Freedom After losing her job due to a lack of demand for haute cuisine at a roadside cafe, a young cook runs away to pursue her dream of becoming a chef at a prestigious restaurant in the big city. However, her life takes an unexpected turn, when she stumbles upon a rare and forbidden cookbook from 1929, authored by the legendary female chef Olga Franko. Ukraine, 2023, 117 minutes Director: Oleksandr Berezan Distributor: Media Move Food That Saves…
Taste of Freedom w/Food That Saves You
The Lebanese Burger Mafia The Lebanese Burger Mafia captures the trials and tribulations of Arab immigrants by telling the story of Burger Baron, a rogue fast-food chain likened to the mob. To unearth the mysterious origins of the chain, filmmaker Omar Mouallem (himself an heir to a Burger Baron throne) travels across rural Alberta where the institution persists despite the restaurant’s many dysfunctions. He discovers how hundreds of immigrants like his parents spread their trade secrets to uplift their communities,…
The Lebanese Burger Mafia w/Bring Back the Whistle Dog
Food and Country Ruth Reichl—trailblazing NY Times food critic, groundbreaking Gourmet Magazine editor, best-selling memoirist, and for decades one of the most influential figures shaping American food culture—grows concerned about the fate of small farmers, ranchers, and chefs who are wrestling with both immediate and systemic challenges as the pandemic takes hold. USA, 2023, 99 minutes Director: Laura Gabbert Distributor: Range Media Partners Seeds of Change An organic farmer in Maine sets out to transform the prison food system. Life-long…
