If you like documentaries, inspirational stories, cooking, close ups of chopping and steaming (not steamy) scenes, Pressure Cooker, the movie which opened on May 27 (2009) at the IFC Center in New York, gives you a behind the scenes look at what it takes to whip up a good meal and keep your cool while serving from 10's to 100's of people.
Here's a quick synopsis of the movie:
"Three seniors at Philadelphia's Frankford High School find an unlikely
champion in the kitchen of Wilma Stephenson. A legend in the school
system, Mrs. Stephenson's hilariously blunt boot-camp method of
teaching Culinary Arts is validated by years of scholarship success.
Against the backdrop of the row homes of working-class Philadelphia,
she has helped countless students reach the top culinary schools in the
country. And under her fierce direction, the usual distractions of high
school are swept aside as Erica, Dudley and Fatoumata prepare to
achieve beyond what anyone else expects from them."
champion in the kitchen of Wilma Stephenson. A legend in the school
system, Mrs. Stephenson's hilariously blunt boot-camp method of
teaching Culinary Arts is validated by years of scholarship success.
Against the backdrop of the row homes of working-class Philadelphia,
she has helped countless students reach the top culinary schools in the
country. And under her fierce direction, the usual distractions of high
school are swept aside as Erica, Dudley and Fatoumata prepare to
achieve beyond what anyone else expects from them."
After New York, Pressure Cooker opens in Los Angeles and Pasadena on June 5th, Philadelphia on June 12 and Seattle around the same date.
A screening followed by Q & A set up by IndieGoGo was part of the opening events for Internet Week New York 2009 which kicked off June 1 and runs until June 8.
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