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Toronto Food Film Fest (TFFF) is thrilled to announce its full lineup of films for this year's festival. Held October 14-17, 2022, the festival will include film screenings paired with carefully curated snacks, as well as talks, tastings and dinners.
Venue:
The Royal Theatre
608 College St, Toronto, ON M6G 1B4
Feature
In My Backyard
Jamie Day Fleck
Canada
In My Backyard chronicles director Jamie Day Fleck’s personal journey into backyard vegetable gardening converting her entire suburban backyard into a kitchen garden. Using her personal story as a jumping-off point, she branches out to look at the various solutions that backyard gardeners and urban growers have dreamed up and implemented in her city — Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Kampai! Sake Sisters
Mirai Kinoshi
USA
Kampai! Sake Sisters invites audiences into the lives of three women pioneers who are making their mark on the competitive, traditionally male-dominated world of sake. Their stories show how women in Japan are reviving ancient traditions and contribute to shaping a new era.
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One Pint at a Time
Aaron Hosé
USA
Craft beer generates tens of billions of dollars annually for the US economy. Despite beer’s Egyptian and African heritage, these traditions have been mostly forgotten and are rarely found in American brewing culture. Today, Black-owned breweries make up less than 1% of the nearly 9,000 breweries in operation. Eager to shift the historical perception of who makes and drinks beer, Black brewers, brand owners and influencers across the country are reshaping the craft beer industry and the future of America’s favorite adult beverage.
Short
See You Garbage!
Romain Dumont
Canada
For Christmas, three garbage collectors, Élie, Nino and Belz, are surprised to be received for dinner at the house of the Prime Minister and the First Lady. See You Garbage! is a dramatic comedy that resembles a revolutionary tale, which attempts to explore the encounter between the well-coated contempt of the political class and a sudden awareness of its people.
Short
Tales From Vesta Lunch
Mackenzie Alexander Kelleher
Canada
Featuring an eclectic cast of individuals, Tales From Vesta Lunch shines a light on the local Dupont diner by exploring its passionate community and the rich history it has gained since opening in 1955. In doing so, the film also touches on what it means to be an independently owned business in a rapidly evolving society.
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Shade Grown Coffee
Alexander Kinnunen
Denmark
Shade Grown Coffee is the inspiring story about how growing coffee in the shade of native trees in the tropics can have a truly positive impact on local communities, halt deforestation and protect critical habitat for wildlife - all while giving your daily dose of caffeine a better aftertaste.
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Chiliheads
Julien Fréchette
Canada
A journey as playful as it is evocative, Chiliheads, takes us on the Hot Pepper road to 5 countries: Canada, the United States, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago and India to meet ‘chiliheads’; lovers of hot peppers, to discover their culture and the sub-culture that surrounds the consumption of this unique spicy fruit.
Short
Koto: The Last Service
Joella Cabalu
Canada
After nearly 40 years in operation, the family-run Koto Japanese Restaurant is closing down in Campbell River, Canada. Over the course of its final service, the small Vancouver Island community bids farewell in this meditation on how to say goodbye with grace and the legacy of investing care in relationships through sushi.
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Her Scents of Pu Er
Anna-Claria Ostasenko Bogdanoff
France
In a masked world where smelling, touching and tasting are almost forbidden, our senses diminish. Nevertheless, some are able to escape through the scent of a cup of tea, like Master Tseng. First woman to be Master of Tea in China's history, she reminds us that our sense and sensibility belong to us. To enter into the delicate and timeless universe of tea means to travel through our deepest inner sensations.
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Master of Cheese
Simon Steuri, Myriam Zumbühl
Switzerland
Master of Cheese tells the story of one of the world's best cheesemaker who makes his cheese in a dairy the size of a living room. Willi Schmid has an extraordinary talent: just by the taste of the milk he knows what the cow ate. He knows every cow by name, every plant in his valley and produces cheese with pure intuition. His talents and boundless work ethic has allowed him to produce outstanding cheese in demand across the globe.
Short
414 Dupont
Mica Daniels, Sise Drummond
Canada
414 Dupont is a story about generational transition and family legacy, set against a changing neighborhood in Toronto, ON. Once the revered Indian Rice Factory — a restaurant opened by Indian immigrant mother and chef, Amar Patel, the building has since transformed into local favourite, Fat Pasha.
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Let’s Eat
Dixon Wong
USA
Let’s Eat follows the story of an immigrant mother and her daughter as they navigate through the beauty and challenges of life. Despite the difficulties they face, the warmth and love of family provides comfort and closeness, and cooking becomes a symbol of their unconditional love for one another.
Short
California Natural by Martha Stoumen
Lindsey Hagen
USA
California Natural offers a sensuous immersion into the world of natural winemaking pioneer, Martha Stoumen. The film illuminates this first generation winemaker’s ethos and values as she explores the shifting tides of climate change with creativity, expertise and joy.
Short
Coast to Coast, From West Africa to the World
Tolu Agbelusi, Ozoz Sokoh
Canada
01 - Rice and Beans - The first of three shorts exploring the role of West African ingredients in globalization, at the intersection of food politics, and approaches towards West African culinary traditions.
02 - Palm oil & Okra - The second of three shorts exploring the role of West African ingredients in globalization, at the intersection of food politics, and approaches towards West African culinary traditions.
Passes
PASSES
VIP PASS | $250
Only $250—that’s over $400 worth of screenings and events (tax and fees included) $150 off!
ALL YOU CAN WATCH PASS | $150
$150—originally $200 (tax and fees included)...That's $50 of savings!
What You Get:
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Guaranteed seating for all in-person screenings and a selection of chef curated snacks from a top Toronto eatery
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Full access to the online platform
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An exclusive wine tasting and sake tasting
**Must be in Ontario to access and stream on the online platform
**Passes are non-refundable but transferable upon request.
What You Get:
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Guaranteed seating at the screenings and chef curated snacks from a top Toronto eatery
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Full access to the online platform
**Must be in Ontario to access and stream on the online platform
**Passes are non-refundable but transferable upon request.
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