Julia brings to life the legendary cookbook author and television superstar who changed the way Americans think about food, television, and even about women. Directed by Julie Cohen and Betsy West (RBG) and using never-before-seen archival footage, personal photos, first-person narratives, and cutting-edge, mouth-watering food cinematography, the film traces Julia Child’s 12 year struggle to create and publish the revolutionary Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961) which has sold more than 2.5 million copies to date, and her rapid ascent to become the country’s most unlikely television star. It’s the empowering story of a woman who found her purpose – and her fame – at 50, and took America along on the whole delicious journey.
Julia
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Julia
Tickets: $10 (members), $15 (nonmembers)
"A bright, cheerful, audience-friendly overview of Child’s life and legacy"
"Julia celebrates not only the woman but also her joy and passion for the creation and consumption of delicious food"
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Q&A filmmakers Julie Cohen & Betsy West moderated by JBFC President Janet Maslin
Monday, Nov. 15 2021, 7:00
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Betsy West is a video journalist and filmmaker with three decades experience in news and documentaries. She directed RBG along with filmmaker Julie Cohen. West was executive producer of the MAKERS documentary and digital project; the feature documentary The Lavender Scare, and the short doc 4%: Film’s Gender Problem. Along with her husband, filmmaker Oren Jacoby, she is a principal at Storyville Films where she co-produced Constantine’s Sword.
Julie Cohen has directed eight documentaries on various topics, including African opera singers (Ndiphilela Ukucula: I Live to Sing), a legendary fish store (The Sturgeon Queens), and a quadriplegic soldier (American Veteran). She was a producer at NBC News and creator of Court TV’s Supreme Court Watch.
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