Our Culinary Heritage

A Short film of

Mounia Meddour

Produced by

Génération Vidéo

Production year2009

Runtime50 min

Synopsis

In Morocco, since the dawn of time, the secrets of culinary savoir-faire have been transmitted orally from generation to generation, from mother to daughter. The film reveals the work of collection and transmission of culinary knowledge via the daily lives of mothers, saffron-growers, traditional cooks and dadas (domestic servants) who are the guardians of a priceless and delicious treasure. Thanks to the culinary knowledge of these Moroccan women, we build a bridge between Morocco and France and explore issues of immigration cuisine and cultural identity.

Credits

Director (1)

Mounia Meddour
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Production and distribution (2)

Executive Producer : Génération Vidéo

Co-production : Cocktail Movies

Full credits (9)

Executive Producer : Bernard Louargant

Screenwriter : Mounia Meddour

Director of Photography : Frédéric Desreumaux

Editors : David Pujol, Carlo Rizzo

Sound recordist : Qéhie Jasari

Line Producers : Bernard Louargant, Qéhie Jasari

Co-producer : Qéhie Jasari

Sound mixer : Amélie Canini

Participants : Malek Chebel, Fatima Sadiqi, Jean-Robert Pitte, Jean-Pierre Hassoun, Amina Bécheur, Jean-Claude Kaufmann, Pierre Vermeren

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Documentary
Themes : Art, Gastronomy, Identity, Immigration, Youth
Production language : French, Arabic
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2009
Runtime : 50 min
Production formats : HDV - DV-CAM
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 16/9
Audio format : Stereo
Rating restrictions : None

Resources

Festivals Listing(1)

our-culinary-heritage-festivals-listing-french.pdf

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