Food Movies

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...

Travel through Sicily with pleasure

Merrilees Parker travels to Japan to learn about its unique food culture. She begins her journey in Tokyo, at Tsukiji, the world's biggest fish...

From the Travel Channel's aired show "The Flavors of France" a DVD comprising of different clips from that show that spanned 3 years. They also had a...

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

Maybe it's Pittsburgh's chipped-beef "Slammer" you're craving. Or Iowa's Maid Rite "loosemeat"? Louisville's "Hot Brown"? Escape fast-food sameness...

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...

At night, in Kai's home, his cat is hungry and she stares at a bag of food. What is going to happen?

When an old family recipe is found after clearing out her grandmother's house, Johanna takes it upon herself to make it for the annual family get...

The protagonist dreams of a better life, and his dreams take the form of colorful magazines.

In an age when every fast food place seems the same, diners have remained distinctive, fun places to stop, full of local flavor. This program takes a...

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

A "short" documentary about people explaining their eating habits in the context of their lives. The film conveys the peculiar way in which we talk...