Movies: Food

Living in downtown Toronto to attend school, Lina Li returns to the comfort of home in Thornhill and her mother's cooking. In this candid short, filmmaker Lina Li and her mother engage in an intimate conversation about immigration to Canada, misunder...

Farmers alone cannot make our food system thrive - it’s up to all of us. That is the message of this enlightening and encouraging film. The good stewardship efforts being made by farmers, consumers and policy makers in the rapidly growing county of V...

This short documentary is about newcomers to Canada and what they eat. Funny, mouth-watering and visually delectable, it takes us into the specialty food shops where the ingredients are bought, and into the homes where the food is prepared and served...

Chef André Mifano goes out in search of characters who keep alive old techniques of obtaining products such as pork in the can, seine fishing, fish brine and brown sugar. This knowledge that passes from generation to generation inspires Mifano to ref...

A third edition of the motion picture Food That Builds Good Health. Uses animation to discuss nutrients, basic food groups and balanced meals. Explains what calories and empty calories are and stresses the importance of checking labels for sugar and ...

FOLLOW THE DRINKING GOURD is a feature documentary about the Black food justice movement. Family-friendly, funny, and moving, this 60-minute film connects the legacy of slavery, land loss, and climate change to our fight for food security....

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 the the life of a banh bao vendor. Hoa, 42; a farmer by day who has been selling banh bao on Hue’s ...

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Travel through Sicily with pleasure...

The emperor's southern tour, where the place is full of hospitality, needless to say, local food attractions need to taste the tour. West Lake Moonlight Night, quiet and distant, the emperor sat in the boat and tasted the famous West Lake vinegar coo...

A short video about the processing of matter, using found footage, all food-related, as its material. A comparatively unobtrusive soundtrack, though one which underlines the seriousness of the subject, has been added....

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

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-tester and tour guide, exploring the little-known stories behind Chicago's favorite foods....

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 good man in a world of monsters....

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....

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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, Japan with its sushi, and to the United States with its delicious apple pie. You too can come and t...

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 Colombia’s remote Pacific coast....