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Thursday, March 6 to Sunday, March 9, 2025

About the Festival - A true feast for the senses.

You are invited to the 2025 Napa Valley FORK2FILM Festival, a vibrant four-day celebration hosted by the Cameo Cinema and the Cameo Cinema Foundation. Experience four days of culinary, wine, and agriculture films from across the globe that highlight the artistry and passion behind local and international cuisine.

Festival programmers have selected fourteen narrative and documentary films that include culinary classics and award-winning standouts. A Short Film Program is featured this year, offering bite-sized stories that are sure to delight and entertain you.

At FORK2FILM you can immerse yourself in the magic of storytelling while savoring the flavors of our community with wine and food tastings. Films are paired with exclusive Q&A sessions with the filmmakers offering the opportunity to explore the creative process of bringing script to screen.
General Admission Tickets : $20   VIP Pass: $500 (Sold Out)


M on Bund

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


farming black

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 

 


food country

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


buddha jumps

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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kelp

FRIDAY / MARCH 7 / 2:00 pm

Send Kelp!

Frances Ward is about to give up everything she’s built in her life to start a kelp farm. But to coax a crop from the wild Pacific, she’ll need help from scientists, wild harvesters, and entrepreneurs who know the challenges and astonishing potential of this miraculous organism.
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Culinary Experience:
Annette Shafer


coup

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


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"; and Matthew Boyd, "Way of the Sheperd."


Wine Experience:
Tomorrow Cellars


Culinary Experience:
La Saison Napa Valley


plastic

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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casa

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

Special Guest:
Director Arthur Bradford

Culinary Experience:
Ray Ray's Tacos


veselka

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


cocina

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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harvest

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


Wine Experience:
New Clairevieux Vineyards

SUNDAY /  MARCH 9 / 2:00 pm

Shelf Life

A global exploration of cheesemaking in unexpected places draws surprising parallels between the aging of cheese and the human experience, offering a sensory and philosophical journey into time, decay, and legendary craftsmanship.

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Sponsored by:

Progeny Winery


Special Guest:
Janet Fletcher, Wine and Food Writer

Food Experience:
Clif Family Winery


chef

SUNDAY / MARCH 9 / 5:00 pm

Chef

A head chef (Jon Favreau) quits his restaurant job and buys a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family. In the process discovers that he is serving up more than simply food, he is creating a deeper connection with his life and his family that is truly delicious in its own way.
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Sponsor:
Spottswoode Winery

Wine Experience:
Spottswoode Winery

Culinary Experience:Arrive early to purchase a delicious dinner from local food trucks that will be rolling onto Main Street for "Chef." Don’t miss out —there’s something for every palate!