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, 'Jiro Dream’s of Sushi', 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.
Gelb talks about how he fell into documentary filmmaking, the chain of events that lead to the making of 'Jiro Dreams of Sushi', and how he went about pitching ‘Chef’s Table’ to Netflix.
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.
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