Second Annual Tucson Slow Food Film Festival
January 12-14, 2007
A weekend festival of new & classic food films, culinary events,
cultural discussions and silent auction
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| Program | Movie Descriptions | Rates & Order Forms | Guest Speakers |
Program |
| Friday evening, January 12, 2007 |
| When |
What |
Where |
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| 5 - 7 pm |
 Opening night dinner-reception at Elle.
The menu will have a chocolate theme with a number of mole dishes.
Wines courtesy of Gallo Family Vineyards. Limited to 80 people. |
Elle, Wine Country Restaurant, 3048 E. Broadway, Tucson |
| 8 - 9:30 pm |
Screening of Chocolat with Juliette Binoche, the mythical story of a chocolate maker with Mayan roots who is destined to wander from place to place. When she takes up residence in an uptight French Catholic village, the magic of her ancient art brings the inhabitants newfound joy and romance.
For munching during the movie, we will be providing chocolate-covered popcorn, chocolate shots and other goodies from Choc-alot, a premier Tucson chocolatier.
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Crossroads 6 Theater, 4811 E Grant Rd, Tucson |
| Saturday,
January 13 |
| 10 - 11:30 am |
Brunch at the J Bar. Limited to 60 people.
A Southwestern style brunch featuring hand-stretched tortillas and produce from San Xavier Mission Farms. |
J Bar, a Latin Grill, 3770 E. Sunrise Drive, Tucson |
| 12:30 - 4:00 pm |
Screening of Award-Winning Film Festival Submissions
plus Keynote Talk by food politics expert, Dr. Marion Nestle.
The Coffee Shop (USA), Comedy short
What happens when an average guy goes into an upscale, hip coffee joint and orders a simple cup of Joe? You're in for a big surprise!
Meatrix II (USA) Animated short
This spoof of the popular Matrix films explores the disconnect between food production and consumption.
Face-Off: Organics vs. The Food Industry
Talk by Marion Nestle, nationally-known nutritionist, member of the Slow Food USA Advisory Board and author of What To Eat.
Stymied by overkill portions, conflicting nutritional messages and food marketing ploys? Marion Nestle makes sense of it all.
A Short History of Sweet Potato Pie and
How it Became a Flying Saucer (USA), Documentary short
The soulful story of Pearl Mallory's Sweet Potato Pie and its magical effect on the elderly residents of St. Mary's Court Retirement Community.
The Malt Shop in the Sky (USA), Student documentary short
Vinny, a restaurant manager in Ft. Worth, Texas, gambles almost everything to open his dream restaurant-the 1950's Rydell Americana Diner. Can he defeat the overwhelming odds to this American dream?
Boodog: How to Roast a Mongolian Marmot (Canada), Documentary spoof
Way-out culinary experiences are the norm now on the TV Food Network. Here's a take-off on how to hunt and roast a marmot in Mongolia.
Buffet: All You Can Eat Las Vegas (USA), Documentary
Follow a kaleidoscope of casino customers, chefs and assorted characters through Sin City's culinary jackpot--the all-too-American binge.
The Offering (Canada) Feature short
Without dialogue and music, the story deals with the progression and passing of life, and the evolution of love and friendship between a Japanese monk and a novice.
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Center for Performing Arts, Pima Community College West Campus, 2202 West Anklam Rd., Tucson. Map. |
| 5 - 7 pm |
Film Festival awards. Recreation of Babette's
Feast French meal at Acacia, St. Philip’s Plaza (limited to 50 people). |
Acacia, 4340 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson SOLD OUT! |
| 8 - 9:30 pm |
Screening of Babette's Feast, winner of 1987 Best Foreign Language Oscar, based on an Isak Dinesen short story, the film tells the tale of an ascetic community on the Danish coast whose austere traditions undergo an unexpected transformation when Parisian chef Babette spends all of her lottery winnings to prepare an extravagant French meal. |
Crossroads 6 Theater |
| Sunday,
January 14 |
| 11 - 12:30 pm |
Brunch at Sakura Restaurant (East)
Japanese noodle lunch. |
Sakura Restaurant (East), 6534 E. Tanque Verde
Road, Tucson |
| 12:30 - 3 pm |
Screening of Tampopo, a Japanese noodle western-comedy
about the opening of a noodle shop in Japan. |
Shown at Sakura Restaurant (East) |
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