Culinary Cinema
Popcorn is no longer king as the phenomenon of food culture has exploded into cinema. We’ve selected extraordinary films that explore different aspects of taste and the senses for the cinematically inclined.
Bottle Conditioned
USA | 2023 | 82 min. | Jerry Franck
Learn the process, history, and tradition behind lambic beer—rare, sour, delicious—following three of its most revered creators.
Coldwater Kitchen
USA | 2022 | 91 min. | Brian Kaufman, Mark Kurlyandchik
At a Michigan prison, chef Jimmy Lee Hill has run a gourmet culinary training program that gives the incarcerated purpose.
Food and Country
USA | 2023 | 99 min. | Laura Gabbert
Food writer Ruth Reichl chronicles the plight of the American food industry in the wake of greedy conglomerates and the pandemic.
Stella
USA | 2022 | 78 min. | Tyler Doehring
Ciro Oliva wants nothing more than his Neapolitan pizzeria to be the first of its kind to earn a coveted Michelin Star.