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Supported Projects > Hard To Swallow

Hard To Swallow

Hard to Swallow follows Nigerian immigrant, chef, and writer Tunde Wey as he explores the social and political implications of food consumption and production around the globe.

Project Details

Status In Progress

Type Documentary Series

Director(s) Theo Schear

Producer(s) Ruth Gebreyesus, Theo Schear

SFFILM Support

FilmHouse Residency 2021

Producer Ruth Gebreyesus

Ruth Gebreyesus is a writer, editor, and producer based in the Bay Area. Her work centers cultural products and their movement across physical and digital margins. Her writing can be found in The Guardian, SSENSE, The Fader and KQED. Gebreyesus has presented on memes and black digital production at the Oakland Museum of California and at the New Museum in New York. She currently serves as a co-curator of Black Life, a multidisciplinary event series at the Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive. She also hosts an irregular chat show on internet radio station Lower Grand Radio.

Co-Director, Producer, DP, Editor Theo Schear

Theo Schear is a documentary filmmaker from Oakland, California. He was a member of Detroit Public Television’s National Documentary Unit from 2014-2016. His work has played at CANNESERIES, SeriesFest, the de Young Museum, and on PBS. His writing has appeared in SFMOMA’s Open Space, Documentary Magazine, Nieman Lab, and Film Threat.

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