When documentarian John Chester and culinary writer Molly Chester abandon urban living to start their own farm on a patch of depleted soil outside Los Angeles, John chronicles their efforts to create Apricot Lane Farms over eight eventful years. In addition to... Read more
Food and Drink
Doc Shorts: Animated Lives
Friday, November 2 at 5:00pm
A collection that demonstrates animation isn't just for fiction. 
The Heat: A Kitchen (R)Evolution
Monday, November 5 at 7:00pm
From grassroots cooking to haute cuisine, “The Heat” is a timely and illuminating journey into the culinary world from a female perspective. Restaurant kitchens are a pressurized stew of brutal hours, high stress, and sleep deprivation, and acting out goes with... Read more
Modified
Sunday, November 4 at 4:00pm
In “Modified” — a celebration of the love of food, cooking, and gardening — filmmaker Aube Giroux and her mother embark on an investigative journey to find out why genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are not labeled on food products in the United States and... Read more