Farmer.Sailor.Chef

The plot

Cam MacArthur 2021 Canada  20:49

Taking place on land and sea, Farmer.Sailor.Chef follows the adventure of the Providence (the oldest working vessel in BC, a 1903 80' tall ship). Sail with her owner and captain, Simon Fawkes, and his crew across the Salish Sea to Salt Spring Island, off the coast of Vancouver Island. Pause en route to fish with wild chef and fisherman Teddy Cusco, landing at the beautiful biodynamic Stowell Lake Farm. A farm renowned in the local area for its community ownership model, its beautiful quiet spaces, and its abundant fresh veg from regenerative farming practices. The film dives into our characters' stories and sustainable practices, sunrise to sunset on the farm, and the wild BC landscape. It culminates in a visually captivating celebratory meal outside with produce from the farm and other hyperlocal ingredients, cooked up by the film's chef, Kyle Gerrard. A delight for the senses, an ode to BC's adventurous spirit, a culinary experience. Step aboard.

Director Biography

Cam MacArthur is a film director with Ecologyst Films from Victoria BC who has found a niche in short conservation-based documentaries. His directorial debut about Ocean plastics, “Plastic Beach”, was chosen to screen at the Omnimax theatre in Science World for the Elements International Film Festival, and since then Cam has directed a number of short films that cover topics from overfishing in the Salish Sea, to preserving British Columbia’s remaining ancient forests.

Director Statement

I am a self-taught, documentary filmmaker based in Victoria BC. For the past three years I have been the director 'ecologyst films', the production house created by ecologyst clothing. This experience has brought me into the world of conservation and environmental storytelling which has been the back bone of many of my films. My future ambitions include feature length documentaries, focusing on the outdoors, conservation and inspiring ways of living.

• Age Rating General (12 and under)
• Running time 00:20:48 mins



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