Roots & Wings profiles WOC chefs who use food as a means of perpetuating their cultural traditions and as conduit for cultural awareness.
Proudly, all of our films were 100% female and nonbinary made (from shoot to post) with a majority BIWOC crew.
Roots & Wings: Yana Gilbuena is a short profile of Yana Gilbuena, traveling Filipino chef, founder of the SALO Project and author of No Forks Given.
2020 Official selection: CAAMFest, The Food Film Festival, LAAPFF, Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest, and SF Shorts. Premiered at San Diego Film Fest in 2021.
Produced, Written, Directed: Irene Yadao, Lisa Yadao, Michelle Sampior
Director of Photography: Rachel Styer
Editors: Jocelyne Chaput, Heather Daniels Pusey
1st AC: Rena Yamamoto
2nd AC: Lori Arden
Gaffer: Vanessa Woo
Grip: Tanya Ringer, Aleksandra Seiger
DIT: Krystle Cansino
Sound Recordists: Krystle Cansino, Cassandra Dreher
Colorist: Ayumi Ashley
Sound Design & Mix: Puka Novero
Map Illustrator: Elena Megalos
Roots Plant Design: Julia Amadeo
Map illustrations by Elena Megalos
Roots & Wings: Irene Yoo
Chef, recipe developer, writer, culinary historian and founder of Yooeating Irene Yoo, whose pop-ups in New York offered a decidedly new take on Korean home cooking and street food.
Premiered at the Women of Wonders Film Fest in Hawai’i in March 2024.
Official selection SEE Asian Film Festival May 2024. Film will be screened as part of a virtual festival event from May 4 to May 31 in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month. Save the dates and watch here https://www.somefolksproductions.com/seeaff.
Produced, Written, Directed: Michelle Sampior, Lisa Yadao, Irene Yadao
Director of Photography: Irene Yadao
Editor: Michelle Sampior
Colorist: Ayumi Ashley
Sound Design & Mix: Puka Novero
Roots & Wings: Parisa Parnian
Parisa Parnian, Iranian-American multi-disciplinary visual artist and culinary creative behind Savage Taste, hosted pop-up dinners in Los Angeles that not only illuminated Persian cuisine but also brought together the LGBTQ community.
Premiered at the Women of Wonders Film Fest in Hawai’i in March 2024.
Official selection VC Film Fest (formerly LAAPFF) May 2024. Save the date and check out the Reel Food Shorts program on May 4 http://festival.vcmedia.org/2024/.
Produced, Written, Directed: Lisa Yadao, Michelle Sampior, Irene Yadao
Director of Photography: Christine Marie Kelly
Editor: Yuko Inatsuki Oberjat
Colorist: Ayumi Ashley
Sound Design & Mix: Puka Novero