Food That Saves You

Production Country: USA
Running Time: 3mins
Year: 2023

A man in the depths of grief receives a call that ignites a passion - and a cause of celebration and remembrance. Memories entwine with company and food, resulting in reconnection on different levels.

FILM CREW:
Director: Joe Vella
Producer: Kevin Grazioli, Matthew Herbertz, Hannah Lindgren
Exec Producer: Joe Vella, Andrew P. Quinn, Kevin Grazioli
Writer: Joe Vella, Burton Runyan
DOP: Joe Vella
Editor: Amelia Kramer
Sound Design: Dustin Demoret
Production Design: Geoff Ehrendreich
VFX: Dustin Demoret

Cast: Ansley Valentine, Reggie McGuire, David Finnell, Dennis Jones, Eric Mychaels, Himani Nigam, Teresa Pohlman


FESTIVALS:
Fastnet Film Festival May 2024
Julien Dubuque International Film Festival April 2024
Poppy Jasper International Film Festival April 2024
Oxford Film Festival March 2024
Short. Sweet. Film Fest February 2024
Dam Short February 2024
Cambria Film Festival of Romance, Love, and Rom-coms February 2024
YoFiFest, The Yonkers Film Festival November 2023
The Lake County Film Festival November 2023
Coronado Island Film Festival November 2023
San Jose International Short Film Festival October 2023
Devour! The Food Film Fest October 2023
Washington West International Film Festival October 2023
Newport Beach Film Festival October 2023
Heart of Gold Film Festival October 2023
The Valley Film Festival August 2023
Indy Shorts Film Festival July 2023