Ep. 87: How David Gelb Revolutionized Food Documentary

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week on TIFF Long Take, Rob and Geoff sit down with renowned documentarian and director, David Gelb. Starting with his critically acclaimed debut film, '</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jiro Dream’s of Sushi',</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Gelb’s aesthetically beautiful and emotionally rich profiles of great chefs have had a  significant impact on the genre of food documentary. He has since gone on to create the highly influential Netflix docu-series ‘Chef’s Table’, which recently debuted its fifth season.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gelb talks about how he fell into documentary filmmaking, the chain of events that lead to the making of '</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jiro Dreams of Sushi'</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and how he went about pitching ‘Chef’s Table’ to Netflix.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He also talks about how he’s managed to create a consistent aesthetic across his work, how he picks and chooses which stories he wants to tell, and why the most recent season of ‘Chef’s Table’ is its most political yet.</span></p>