Origins of a Meal

Luc Moullet’s first feature-length documentary finds him tackling a knotty question: where does the food that winds up on our plates really come from? Using tuna, eggs, and bananas as a kind of triple case study, Moullet tracks the origins of these everyday foods to a multitude of far-flung locations (including Senegal, the Ivory Coast, and Ecuador), constructing a charming yet philosophically serious exploration of food, its place within the global capitalist system, and its role in the perpetuation of colonial structures the world over. Film restored by La Traverse with the assistance of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC). Restorations carried out by Cosmodigital and L.E. Diapason and distributed in North America by Cinema Guild.