Soul Food Junkies - Trailer

Описание: Food traditions are hard to change,‭ ‬especially when they're passed on from generation to generation.‭ ‬In this documentary,‭ ‬award-winning filmmaker‭ ‬Byron Hurt shares his journey to learn more about the African American cuisine known as soul food.‭

Baffled by his dad's reluctance to change his traditional soul food diet in the face of a health crisis,‭ ‬Hurt sets out to learn more about this rich culinary tradition and its relevance to black cultural identity.‭ ‬He discovers that the love affair that his dad and his community have with soul food is deep-rooted,‭ ‬complex,‭ ‬and in some tragic cases,‭ ‬deadly.

Through candid interviews with soul food cooks,‭ ‬historians,‭ ‬and scholars,‭ ‬as well as doctors,‭ ‬family members,‭ ‬and everyday people,‭ ‬Soul Food Junkies blends history,‭ ‬humor,‭ ‬and heartwarming stories to place this culinary tradition under the microscope.‭ ‬Both the consequences and the benefits of soul food are carefully addressed.‭ ‬So too is the issue of low access to quality food in black communities,‭ ‬which makes it difficult for some black people to eat healthy.‭ ‬In the end,‭ ‬Hurt determines whether or not black people are addicted‭ ‬to this food tradition that has its origins in West Africa and the black south,‭ ‬yet is loved all over the world.

FILMS/AWARDS

Winner, Best Documentary - American Black Film Festival 2012
Winner, Best Documentary Feature - Urbanworld Film Festival 2012
Inspiring Community Action, Princeton Environmental Film Festival 2012
Official Selection, I Love Africa Film Festival
Best Documentary, Video Library 2013

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