By now you may be thinking I’m obsessed with movies about food, seeing as how this is my third post on the topic. That may be the case.
If you are interested in more food related films at an affordable price, you can catch them at the DC Independent Film Festival, which goes until March 14th.
Image: DCIFF
All films can be seen at the Navy Memorial Museum/Heritage Center/Burke Theatre in DC (701 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W). Sessions are typically $10 (less for students/seniors) and include several movies. You can also attend 10 sessions for $50.
Tuesday, March 9
Bananas!* Watch the case of a banned pesticide between Nicaraguan banana workers and Dole Foods unfold in this suspenseful documentary. Part of the Politics of Food theme session. 7pm.
Calzone. An 11 minute film about a Mafia godfather eating dinner in an Italian restaurant. When he orders a calzone he realizes there isn’t an egg inside it and makes a big ordeal out of the matter. Part of the Politics of Food theme session at the festival. 7pm, right after Bananas!*
Image: Bananas!*
Thursday, March 11
Beyond the Pole. A film about two guys trying to be the first Carbon Neutral, Vegetarian, Organic expedition to attempt the North Pole. Can they finish the expedition without any experience, is it a dream, or did they die and go to heaven? Find out at 7pm. It’s part of the Green Room theme session of the festival.
Saturday, March 13
Between Grass and Sky: Rhythms of a Cowboy Poem. Images of the American West are portrayed in poems by three cowboy poets in this short documentary. The 6 minute film is part of the Artistic Expressions theme session. 1:30pm.
A Drop in the Bucket. A documentary about good people providing clean water in rural Cambodia. The filmmaker spent the last two years building fifteen wells with the help of Sambrothers Clean Water Project and Journeys Within Our Community. The 23 minute film is part of the Asian Pearls theme session. 4:45pm. Visit the non-profit organization’s website for information on how you can help.
The last film is included because World Water Day is coming up on March 22nd. And last I checked you can’t make food without water. More information on that in an upcoming blog.
Speaking of water and food…today is National Crabmeat Day. And The Cove won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.
–Aisha Salazar