San Sebastian Film Festival 2016

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Baja Taste (Country: Mexico; Year: 2015; Director: Roberto Nájera; Stars: Chef Diego Hernández, Chef Miguel Ángel Guerrero, Chef Javier Plascencia, Ricardo Bonilla, Chef Oso Campos, Javier González)
Documentary narrating the creative origins of the four chefs who have cultivated and developed the unique Baja California cuisine currently enjoying international recognition.
Bugs (Year: 2016; Director: Andreas Johnsen)
Head Chef Ben Reade and Lead Researcher Josh Evans from Nordic Food Lab are on a mission to investigate the next big trend in food: edible insects.
Theater Of Life (Country: Canada; Year: 2016; Director: Peter Svatek; Writer: Peter Svatek; Stars: Massimo Bottura)
During Milan's World Fair on "feeding the planet," the world's greatest chefs will transform the Expo's food waste into meals for the poor and homeless.
Todo Sobre El Asado (All About The Grill) (Country: Argentina, Spain; Year: 2016; Director: Mariano Cohn, Gastón Duprat)
Argentina's love of grilled meat.
Tsukiji Wonderland (Country: Japan; Year: 2016; Director: Shôtarô Endô)
Documentary about the biggest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world.
The Turkish Way (Country: Spain; Year: 2016; Director: Luis Gonzalez; Writer: Luis Gonzalez, Andrea Gómez, Angel Lafuente; Stars: Sabiha Apaydin, Maksut Askar, Joan Roca, Sina Sucuka, Jordi Roca, Mehmet Gürs, Josep Roca)
The travelogue-style experiences of the three Roca brothers in a trip across Turkey.
What's For Dinner, Mom. (Mama, gohan mada?) (Country: Japan; Year: 2017; Director: Mitsuhito Shiraha; Writer: Tae Hitoto)
A woman finds a box of recipes written by her now-dead mother and begins a journey of reminiscence.
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