Mediterranean Connections

Bread is Life

Mediterranean Connections

Decatur, GA

Chef Rafih Benjelloun shares Moroccan secrets

Decatur, GA

Senior and students delight in baking with Rafi

Atlanta

Bureka baking at OrVeShalom

Atlanta

Baking Burekas at OrVeShalom

This intergenerational documentary premiered at the High Museum of Art during the 2004 Cinema and Food Festival

Mediterranean Connections, a 14-minute video, explores Moroccan and Sephardic Jewish roots through the timeless art of bread making and the power of shared stories. Through breadmaking workshops, viewers gain insights into the origin of bread and our human connections.

Chef Rafih Benjelloun, owner of the Moroccan Imperial Fez restaurant, shares fascinating reflections about his heritage. A Sephardic Jewish congregation explores its cultural origins during a Bureka baking workshop. Baker and author Maggie Glezer also shares intriguing insights about the origins of Mediterranean bread.

The faces of young and adult participants speak volumes. The video engages others to share stories and explore other cultural breads.

Vocolot

This a cappella ensemble provides stirring music for video

Video Credits

Theme Music:

These Hands

words © Linda Hirschhorn

music © Alison Lewis

sung by Alison Lewis and Vocolot

http://www.vocolot.com/

Videographers

Lynne Hoffman Keating
Stephanie Keating
Bob Wells

Post Production

Wells Communications, Inc.

Sound Services

Jim Hedden

Special Thanks

DeKalb Council for the Arts

United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta

Audrey Galex and Roots and Wings

Jeff Keating and Doghouse Pictures

Congregation Or VeShalom

Chris Lewis and Marian Melton

Decatur Recreation Center

Renfroe Middle School

Time: 14:00 Format: VHS/DVD