Breaking Bread

A warm, mouth-watering documentary that finds hope and friendship in shared cooking, making a heavy conflict feel briefly bridgeable.

Directed by

Beth Elise Hawk

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Dr. Nof Atamna-Ismaeel, Shlomi Meir, Ali Khattib

Tagline

Hummus has no borders.

Overview

In Breaking Bread, exotic cuisine and a side of politics are on the menu. Dr. Nof Atamna-Ismaeel - the first Muslim Arab to win Israel's MasterChef - is on a quest to make a social change through food. And so, she founded the A-sham Arabic Food Festival in Haifa. There, pairs of Arab and Jewish chefs collaborate on mouthwatering dishes like kishek (a Syrian yogurt soup), and qatayef (a dessert typically served during Ramadan), as we savor the taste of hope and discover the food of their region free from political and religious boundaries.

How it feels

Warm, uplifting, earnest and light. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Friendship, identity, politics, healing

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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