MAM

Brunch screening; Nordic premiere 

Sunday 13.9. at 10:30 AM, Alō 

Docufiction, 2025, France

Director: Nan Feix
Duration: 1 h 20 min
Themes: New York, food, friendship
Language: English, Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese, Vietnamese; English subtitles
Age rating: Suitable for all ages

Cooking has rarely looked as inspiring and fun as in the film Mam, which is a love letter to food and friendship.

Jerald, from Texas, dreams of opening his own Vietnamese restaurant in New York. However, the dream seems distant: Jerald is in debt and works two jobs, as a salesperson in a spice shop and a dishwasher in a restaurant where the owner, Chen, won't let Jerald cook despite his skills. At night, Jerald secretly takes over the restaurant kitchen: he cuts, boils, stews, and tastes, honing his skills. When Jerald meets Nhung, a waitress, she is impressed by Jerald's cooking skills. 

Mam is a real restaurant in New York's Chinatown. No one in front of the camera is a professional actor; instead, the performers are genuine locals or friends of the filmmakers.

For director Nan Feix, food is a universal language that connects without the need for a single word. A film about Vietnamese street food has been a long-time dream for her.

Mam won the Culinary Cinema Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival.

Only 80 tickets will be sold for the brunch screening. The ticket price includes brunch.

Other cast and crew information:

Starring: Tuan Bui, Jerald Head
Cinematography: Matt Batchelor
Editing: Sophie Fourdrinoy, Ludovic Talnet
Music: Grégoire Musso
Producer: Marine Garnier