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Director Statement:

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Bringing his literature to the dining table, connecting people - bringing people together on a deeper level, is something my dear friend, Michael W. Twitty is quite familiar with.

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For KosherSoul [the pop-up], he assembled a diverse team of predominantly Black-Jewish Chefs, who worked hard in tandem to create the shabbat/cookout experience Chef Twitty envisioned, using recipes from Twitty's self-explorational book of the same title, and drawing a diverse audience into a historically Black Los Angeles neighborhood.

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With KosherSoul [the film], I wanted to capture the hard work; the passion; the love and yes, the Soul that went into creating this first of its kind cultural, culinary fusion dining event, that brought so many people together.

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Chef Twitty's deep historic knowledge of the African-Jewish diaspora was the seed that grew from the pages of his book into a vibrant evening, filled with friendly strangers who gathered, and who shared tables and food, and stories, at a time where division and separation touches every community.

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This documentary doesn't do the hard work these Chefs put into making this event happen justice.

What is does offer is a glimpse into the two days of strategizing and juggling prep work, cooking multiple courses, and serving two seatings back to back in one evening. It witnesses the joy and excitement the Chefs experience, some of which had just met for the first time. 

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- Ilja Sarro