THURSDAY / MARCH 6 / 2:00 pm

M on the Bund

Follow the last days of M on the Bund, the restaurant that redefined fine-dining in Shanghai, and its maverick founder Michelle Garnaut. More>

Sponsored by:
Jennifer Kline 

Wine Experience:
Lorenza Wine

THURSDAY / MARCH 6 / 5:00 pm

Farming While Black

Farming While Black is a feature-length documentary film which examines the historical plight of Black farmers in the United States and the rising generation reclaiming their rightful ownership to land and reconnecting with their ancestral roots. 
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Special Guests:

Mark Decena, Director
Chef Darryl Bell Jr., Stateline Road Smokehouse
Victoria Coleman, Winemaker
Tvaso Scott-Femenella, Farmer 

THURSDAY / MARCH 6 / 7:45 pm

Rioja, La Tierra De Los Mil Vinos

This documentary explores the vibrant evolution of the world-renowned Spanish wine industry. It weaves together the rich traditions of Rioja with the innovative spirit of today's new generation of winemakers who operate side by side with the region’s historic wineries.
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Wine Experience:
Artesa Vineyards & Winery

FRIDAY / MARCH 7 / 11:00 am

Buddha Jumps Over the Wall

The story of Chef David Yárnoz (5 Michelin stars), who returns to Taiwan after 3 pandemic years to face the problems of bringing Spanish cuisine to the other side of the world. Meanwhile, in Taipei, local chef, Kai Ho (3 Michelin stars) tirelessly searches for influences to combine the produce of his land. 

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FRIDAY / MARCH 7 / 2:00 pm

Send Kelp!

With breathtaking underwater cinematography (think, “My Octopus Teacher” meets “The Biggest Little Farm”) and a fun, quirky and compelling cast of characters, “Send Kelp” explores the many remarkable surprises about this game-changing organism and how it, along with the efforts of entrepreneurs like Frances (a young lawyer turned kelp farmer), just might help change the world.

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Wine Experience:
Paula Kornell Sparkling

Culinary Experience:
Annette Shafer

FRIDAY / MARCH 7 / 5:00 pm

Coup!

A mysterious grifter appears on an isolated seaside estate claiming to be a wealthy family’s new chef. When a plague descends on the island, the mischievous cook rouses his fellow staff to rebel and take over the mansion.
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Sponsored by:
Materra | Cunat Family Vineyards

Special Guest:
Billy Magnussen, Actor

Wine Experience:
Materra | Cunat Family Vineyards

Culinary Experience
C29 Napa Valley

FRIDAY / MARCH 7 / 7:45 pm

Short Film Program

Program includes: "All Choked Up," "Leonie, Skeet and the Piglets," Spring Roll Dream," "Edson's Gravy," "The Battle of Tita and the Machines," "Waiter for Life," "Way of the Shepherd," and "Whit's End."
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Special Guests:
Short Film Directors:
Ryan Kittleman, "Edson's Gravy"; Dan Goldes, "Waiter for Life".

Wine Experience:
Frog's Leap Winery
Tomorrow Cellars

Culinary Experience:
La Saison Napa Valley

SATURDAY / MARCH 8 /11:00 am

Plastic People

Almost every bit of plastic ever made breaks down into "microplastics" that are now a permanent part of the environment. Leading scientists are now finding these particles in our blood, tissues and organs. Science journalist Ziya Tong investigates this growing threat by visiting leading scientists around the world and undergoing experiments in her home, on her food, and her body.
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SATURDAY / MARCH 8 / 2:00 pm

¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!

It was known far and wide as the Disneyland of Mexican restaurants, a massive, Denver wonderland famous for its 30-foot waterfall and cliff divers, massive gorilla mascot and food that was…not so good. South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone bought the restaurant when it closed during COVID,  buying the beleaguered landmark with an eye on returning it to its early 1970s glory. 
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Sponsor:
Behrens Family Winery

Wine Experience:
Alpha Omega Winery

Culinary Experience:
Ray Ray's Tacos

SATURDAY / MARCH 8 / 5:00 pm

Veselka: The Rainbow on the Corner at the Center of the World

As the second generation owner of New York's beloved Ukrainian restaurant Veselka reluctantly retires after 54 years, his son Jason faces the pressure of stepping into his father's shoes as the war in Ukraine impacts his family and staff. Narrated by David Duchovny.
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Special Guests:
Michael Fiore, Director
Tom Birchard and Jason Birchard, Film Subjects

Wine Experience:
Grgich Hills Estate

Culinary Experience:
Natalia’s Dacha

SATURDAY / MARCH 8 / 7:45 pm

La Cocina

It’s the lunch rush at The Grill in Manhattan, and money has gone missing from the register. The undocumented cooks are being investigated, and Pedro is the prime suspect. He’s a dreamer and a troublemaker, and in love with Julia, an American waitress. Trouble ensues. La Cocina is a tragic and comic tribute to the invisible people who keep our restaurants running and our stomachs full, whilst chasing a perhaps unreachable version of the American dream.
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Wine Experience:
Gallica Wine

SUNDAY / MARCH 9 / 11:00 am

A Harvest

In California's Northern Sacramento Valley, an abbey of Trappist Cistercian monks sustain themselves with the work of their own hands by growing grapes and making wine in partnership with a winemaker. The annual grape harvest brings unforeseen challenges that they must overcome together.
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Sponsored by: Dick Grace

Special Guests:
Robert Gourley, Director
Aimée Sunseri, Winemaker