PIRATE PRODUCE
Sandy Chronopoulos | Canada | 2026 | 30m
When a rare illness takes away pastry chef Shane Harper’s taste, balance and vision, it forces him to reconsider everything he knows about food. He leaves the world of fine dining behind and teaches himself to farm, eventually becoming the farmer behind the kitchen at Restaurant Pearl Morissette in Ontario’s Niagara Benchlands.
Pirate Produce follows Harper’s transformation from pastry chef to what he calls a “Chef de Farm,” exploring food, farming, perfectionism and the changing relationship between the field and the kitchen.
Sandy Chronopoulos is an award-winning director, producer and CEO of Good Grit Films. Her feature documentary House of Z, about fashion designer Zac Posen. Her work has appeared on Netflix, Bravo, Vogue, Amazon and Citytv, among others. With Edge of Zero (2025) and Pirate Produce (2026), Chronopoulos brings a patient, intimate approach to stories about craft, ambition and the people behind them.
FRUITS OF LABOUR
Ophelia Spinosa | Canada | 2021 | 18m
A father and daughter, a vineyard and the making of wine. Interplaying the metaphor of grapes, this documentary is characterized by the labour of love it is to make wine, but also the labour of love that is love itself.
Ophelia Spinosa is an Italian-Canadian filmmaker from Southern Ontario and a graduate of Concordia University’s Film Production program. Her work explores family, spirituality, sacrifice and love, often through intimate documentary forms.
