Documentary

Logline: Years after a family trauma, a first generation Arab-American struggles with finding independence as an entertainer and maintaining her culture at home.

Director: Sufian Abulohom (sufianha.com/)
Producers: Carly Rogers & Aishwariyah Dhyan Vimal
Associate Producer: Elisa-Sofia Fioretti
Director of Photography: Fatima Alfulaij

Film Festivals: St. Louis International Film Festival (2020), Lift-Off Global Network, Los Angeles 2020.

Awards: Award of Merit as Documentary Short, Award of Merit as Best Director at Impact Docs Awards 2020.

Premiered at Norris Theatre on May 3rd, 2019

This is a short documentary about two chefs, mother and daughter, who connect over their love of food and its ability to bring people together.

It follows Roslyn Spence, classically trained culinary instructor and chef, as she learns more about her mother, 94-year-old Edith Bell. Edith was the beloved family chef for celebrities in the 60s and 70s such as Muhammad Ali and the Cosby Family. While she remembers each and every recipe and story of the fabulous people and parties she cooked for, the most important thing for her is the love she is able to share through her food. 

Directors: Zoe Malhotra & Annalise Pasztor
Producers: Soraya Simi & Angela Webb-Pigg
Associate Producer: Valentino Misino
Cinematographer: Kathryn Boyd-Batstone
Editors: Melanie Lim & Elisa-Sofia Fioretti

Premiere: Nashville Film Festival, October 2019

Film Festivals: Alexandria Film Festival ‘19, Catalina Film Festival ‘19, Pan African American Film Festival ‘20, Pasadena Film Festival ‘20.

Poetic Documentary shot in Brooklyn, NY

Director & Editor: Elisa Sofia Fioretti
Producer: Danae Grandison
Cinematographer: Adjah John

Film Festivals: Independent Shorts Awards‘20.

Presented in a private screening in Washington D.C. to raise funds for PTSD recovery organizations for American Veterans.

Director: Alex Buffington
Producer: Elisa-Sofia Fioretti
Executive Producer: Annie Brody
Cinematographer: Amaurys Grullon