The art of eating: The Life and Appetites of M.F.K. Fisher
A documentary by Gregory Bezat
The Art of Eating: The Life and Appetites of M.F.K. Fisher is a feature documentary about the exciting life and lasting impact of the intrepid mid-century California food writer M.F.K. Fisher, who elevated cooking from a domestic chore to a critical study of life itself. Described by W.H. Auden as “the best prose writer in America,” the underrecognized Fisher introduced continental sensibilities to California’s burgeoning culinary world, while she transformed the traditional background figure of a woman in the kitchen into a living, breathing subject with dazzling ideas, passionate emotions, and insatiable appetites.
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Screenings
DC International Film Festival
2023 Palm Springs International Film Festival
Sonoma International Film Festival
The Art of Eating: The Life of M.F.K. Fisher was screened in the nation's capitol on April 23 & 27, 2023.
Sonoma International Film Festival
2023 Palm Springs International Film Festival
Sonoma International Film Festival
The Art of Eating: The Life of M.F.K. Fisher was screened on March 24, 2023 at the Sonoma International Film Festival.
2023 Palm Springs International Film Festival
2023 Palm Springs International Film Festival
2023 Palm Springs International Film Festival
The Art of Eating: The Life of M.F.K. Fisher was screened January 12 & 13, 2023 at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Newport Restaurant Week Foodie Film Festival
Newport Restaurant Week Foodie Film Festival
2023 Palm Springs International Film Festival
The Art of Eating: The Life of M.F.K. Fisher was the opening night film at the Newport Restaurant Week Foodie Film Festival on November 4, 2022 in Rhode Island.
Devour! Food Film Festival
Newport Restaurant Week Foodie Film Festival
Indie Memphis Film Festival
At the Devour! Food Film Festival, producer Gary Meyer was in conversation with chef/author Bob Blumer following the October 30, 2022 screening of The Art of Eating: The Life of M.F.K. Fisher
Indie Memphis Film Festival
Newport Restaurant Week Foodie Film Festival
Indie Memphis Film Festival
Indie Memphis Festival Director Miriam Bale offered an extensive interview with Gregory Bezat after the screening of The Art of Eating: The Life of M.F.K. Fisher on October 22, 2022.
Mill Valley Film Festival - World Premiere
Mill Valley Film Festival - World Premiere
Mill Valley Film Festival - World Premiere
The Art of Eating: The Life of M.F.K. Fisher had its World Premiere at the Mill Valley Film Festival on October 11 &13, 2022.
The Art of eating - trailer version two
A film by Gregory Bezat.