FOOD ON FILM FESTIVAL
(A Celebration of Film, Food, and Community)
presents:

Meals that Made Us

The inaugural Food on Film Festival is a day-long celebration of film, food, and community. Food is a cornerstone of how we build and and sustain community and is often a critical element in films.

Meals That Made Us specifically asks the question: "What Makes the Bay Area such a unique place for Asian American food?" In this new digital series funded by the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), director Nisha Balaram sets out to explore how Asian Americans are using food to shape identity, nurture one another, and imagine new futures. Set against the rich culinary backdrop of San Francisco and its surroundings, the series ventures far beyond the city’s elite restaurants. Everyday people find meaning in unexpected places, whether it’s foraging as a connection to ancestral experiences, elevating institutional meals with cultural care, or creating third spaces that nourish bodies and hearts. Moving between intimate interviews and sweeping cultural commentary, Meals That Made Us shows that cooking and eating are evolving traditions that are both connections to the past and the groundwork for new communities.

Followed by Q&A with the director and featured guests.

Tickets for this film can be acquired in-person at the Box Office with loyalty cards or our Annual CinemaSF passes.

Discount triple-feature passes are available for the full day of festival programming.