Food Is Everything
Delray Beach, FL / Documentary / 20 mins
“Food Is Everything” follows chef Ryann Morris as she explores our complex relationship with food. Key Cast: Ryann Morris, Director: Julio Palacio
The Social Appetite: The Field
Miami /Documentary/7 min
Through the “Outstanding in the Field” dinners, this documentary explores the people, labor, traditions, and landscapes behind our food, revealing how community, place, and shared culinary experiences come together to create an authentic connection between diners and their food. Director: Janna Tamargo
I Wanted to Hear Your Voice (USA / Documentary / 13 mins)
After eight years of caring for his mother with severe dementia, a son struggles through their daily care routine. Recorded voicemails serve to show the progression of the disease, underscoring the frustration, isolation and burnout that comes with intensive caregiving. Key Cast: Mary James Pellerito, James Pellerito
Director / Writer: James Pellerito
Producers David Barba
Contact: James Pellerito, jpellerito@gmail.com
Run DJ Run
USA /Documentary/10 min
Dwaine “DJ” Haskins is a former college football player turned marathon runner. In 2025, he qualified for the New York City Marathon and discovered his running had a bigger purpose. Inspired by his uncle, music artist David Rush, who lives with kidney disease and is an advocate for kidney patients, DJ partnered with the National Kidney Foundation to raise awareness for people living with kidney disease. This is their story. Cast: Dwaine Haskins, David Rush. Director: Darby Duffin
Paying Attention
USA /Documentary/13 min
Michelle Westcoat reflects on chronic illness, the beauty of Hensley Lake, and her journey from attorney to park ranger. What does it mean to pay attention, both to the rhythms of the world around you, and the signals your body sends? And what happens when you listen? Cast: Michelle Westcoat, Director: Pedro Guzman
Chef John Pardo’s Inspiration
Hollywood, Documentary, 3 mins
Chef John Pardo is a MasterChef contestant and daily runner. We follow his daily routine not letting his tragic past stop him from achieving his goals — and how he wants to inspire the world through his cooking and his actions. Director: Manuel Izquierdo
Director: Manuel Izquierdo
Produced: Mi Media Productions
Website: mimediapro.com/interviews/
The Boys and the Bees
Canada /Documentary /19 mins
The Boy and the Bees chronicles the changing seasons in the life of the Ray Family as they pursue their dream of freedom; raising bees on a farm in rural Georgia while teaching their young sons what they need to steward the planet they call home. Director: Arielle C. Knight