Food Movies

FOLLOW THE DRINKING GOURD is a feature documentary about the Black food justice movement. Family-friendly, funny, and moving, this 60-minute film conn...

A student dormer tries to find something to eat on a Sunday.

A short video about the processing of matter, using found footage, all food-related, as its material. A comparatively unobtrusive soundtrack, though o...

Short documentary about—the now closed—Olympic Doughnuts in Footscray, Melbourne.

You are what you eat goes the old saying. So what can we learn about Chicagoans from the food on our plates? WTTW 11's Geoffrey Baer plays both taste-...

A piece of toast who “wears” butter every single day becomes bored of their mundane life, they long for something different. Until one day they are...

A father teaches his daughter the ancient art of hand pulled noodles

A deep and visually stunning survey of age-old ideas about food, ecological connectedness, and personal happiness. The film's warm cast guide audience...

A well-known chef prepares a special dish for his date, seeking her validation, but things deviate from the original plan

A stew prepared by farmers and hunters, burgoo dates to the pioneer days of the Kentucky frontier. The origin of its name is unclear, and ingredients...

Marty gets more than he bargained for when he tries to eat 24 full sized bakery muffins with horrifying results.

To provide for his young family, a food vendor searches for customers in the ancient city of Hue from sunset until the early morning. An insight into...

A young vegan woman moves into a house full of carnivores who will make her stay a nightmare

While cooking Badhakopi’r Ghonto – a mixed vegetable stir fry—, Laila reflects on the act of cooking, loving, and what it means to find and keep a goo...

A girl grieves for an ended relationship.

How to prepare the perfect picnic for the warm days that you spent outside. Learn here how to make your side dishes look and taste amazing.

Hello Kitty and her friends show us the cuisine of the world. Disguised as little local chefs, they take us to Italy with its famous Neapolitan pizza,...

A short, poetic documentary: Enjoy Your Meal follows links in the food chain to show how Western eating habits impinge upon the lives of people on Col...