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Screen & Taste III: Acasa, my Home

Tickets go on sale from March 30.

Screen & Taste: A new monthly cinematic dinner experience

The concept is simple yet tasteful. Together we experience watching a film with impact on society and enjoying a 3-course dinner. Every second Tuesday of the month @droog.
Take a seat and enjoy. 

Theme

The films will be curated to reflect on what makes cities alive, showcasing stories of climate crises, human connection and resilience, urban development, and design innovation. Together we have an interactive evening where our senses will be touched. The films are selected by film curator Sofia Mourato. When possible, the filmmaker will be present for a Q&A, moderated by Sofia.

Dinner

All recipes are original, created by chef Jorge Rocha and inspired by the culture and environment portrayed in the film.
The menu enhances the experience of watching a film together and tasting delicious food.
€49,50 per ticket. This includes a movie and a 3-course dinner. Drinks can be purchased separately at the bar.

About the film: Acasa, my Home

directed by Radu Ciorniciuc, RO FI DE, 2020, 55 minutes
Human Interest | Society

For 20 years, nine children and their parents lived in the wilderness of the Bucharest Delta, in perfect harmony with nature, until they are chased out and forced to adapt to the big city. With an empathetic and cinematic eye, filmmaker Radu Ciorniciuc offers a compelling tale of an impoverished family living on the fringes of society in Romania, fighting for acceptance and their own version of freedom.

“Heart-breaking and relevant”– Cineuropa
“An emotional journey” – Roger Ebert
“Lyrical and provocative” – The Hollywood Reporter

Watch here the movie trailer:

Awards

World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Cinematography Sundance 2020
Main Competition DOK.international Award DOK.fest München 2020
Special Jury Award Thessaloniki Doc Fest 2020
Golden Horn for the Director of the Best Film in the International Documentary Competition Krakow Film Festival 2020
Best Moral Approach Award MakeDox 2020
Special Mention Focus Competition Zürich Film Festival 2020
Human Rights Award Sarajevo Film Festival 2020
Ulysse Price for Best Documentary Cinemed 2020
EFCA Doc Award Filem’On IFF 2020
Special Mention Maysles Brothers Award for Best Documentary Denver FF 2020
Human Rights Award “Balkan Horizons” Free Zone International Film Festival 2020
Golden Key Award for Best Feature Documentary Kasseler Dokfest 2020
Best Documentary Trieste FF 2021
Cine Junior Award Cine Junior 2021
Best Documentary Dublin International Film Festival 2021
Best Documentary Sofia International Film Festival 2021
Best Cinematography German Camera Award 2021

Program

18:30  Walk-in – take a seat. There are some appetizers on the table in case you are hungry.
19:00  Introduction of the concept and film by Sofia Mourato
19:10  First section of the film
19:30  Starter
20:50  Second section of the film
20:10  Short break
20:20  Main course
20:40  Third and last section of the film
21:00  Dessert
21:30  The End.

Menu

Screen&Taste’s 3-course menu is a special one. Every edition, a new menu is composed the by chef, based upon the story of the film presented. The menu is to supplement the experience of watching this specific movie. The menu is mainly vegan and sometimes vegetarian and might contain gluten and dairy.

€49,50 include movie and dinner. Excluding drinks.
Due to our time schedule, we can not take into account any allergies or dietary requirements.

About the curator

Screen & Taste is organised by Soufia Mourato (curator) and Jorge Rocha (chef). Special thanks to Eric Haas.

Sofia Mourato

Sofia Mourato (Lisbon, Portugal) has always been inspired by how the processes of design, cinema, architecture and technology intersect. She is interested in connecting concepts and people in order to create something new at the intersection of knowledge with emotions. She appears frequently on and off stage as the former Lisbon architecture film festival founder and director, guest curator, moderator and member of the jury at various events such as the Tallinn Architecture Biennale, the Budapest Architecture Film Days, Porto Design Biennale, Experimenta Design, AA Visiting School, One Minutes Foundation, among others. She is based in Amsterdam and works as communication ecologist, film curator and culture innovation agent. She also maintains her connection with the architecture film festival currently being held in Porto, as the  film competition coordinator.
More info: www.arquiteturasfilmfestival.com\

Jorge Rocha

Jorge Rocha is an Amsterdam-based Portuguese artist and gastronomy researcher. His artistic approach is centered on food and culture. Back in Portugal, he began a cross-functional project combining art, gastronomy, and heritage, in which he collaborated with archaeologists to build many food talk presentations in various ancient sites, resulting in two exhibitions. Since moving to Amsterdam, he has discovered a passion for fermentation, and he presently works as a Sous-Chef at Collins.

Screen & Taste II: Thank you for the Rain

Screen & Taste: A new monthly cinematic dinner experience

The concept is simple yet tasteful. Together we experience watching a film with impact on society and enjoying a 3-course dinner. Every second Tuesday of the month @droog.
Take a seat and enjoy. 

Theme

The films will be curated to reflect on what makes cities alive, showcasing stories of climate crises, human connection and resilience, urban development, and design innovation. Together we have an interactive evening where our senses will be touched. The films are selected by film curator Sofia Mourato. When possible, the filmmaker will be present for a Q&A, moderated by Sofia.

Dinner

All recipes are original, created by chef Jorge Rocha and inspired by the culture and environment portrayed in the film.
The menu enhances the experience of watching a film together and tasting delicious food.
€49,50 per ticket. This includes a movie and a 3-course dinner. Drinks can be purchased separately at the bar.

About the film: Thank you for the Rain

directed by Julia Dahr, UK, 2017, 59 minutes
Green | Human Interest

Over the last five years Kisilu, a smallholder farmer in Kenya has used his camera to capture the life of his family, his village and the impacts of climate change. He has filmed floods, droughts and storms but also the more human costs – his kids are sent home from school when he can’t pay the fees; men are moving to towns in search for jobs; and family tensions rise.

Following a storm that destroys his house Kisilu starts building a community movement of farmers fighting the impacts of extreme weather and he takes this message of hope all the way to the UN Climate Talks, in Paris, COP21. 

Here, amid the murky cut and thrust of politics at the biggest environmental show on earth, Kisilu and Norwegian filmmaker Julia Dahr’s relationship takes on a remarkable twist, shedding a powerful light on the climate justice movement and the vastly different worlds they represent.

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Watch here the movie trailer:

Awards

Best Feature Documentary FICMEC 2017
Pangolin Power Film Award SGEFF 2017
Osiris FAO Prize Int. FF Agrofilm 2017
Jury Award Another Way Film Festival 2017
Fethi Kayaalp Grand Award BIFED 2017
Ethos Jury Prize, Best Cinematography Prize Social Impact Media Awards 2018
WWF Award Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival 2018
Best Movie Nuovi Sguardi 2018
The Objectif d’Argent – Prize for sustainable development Millenium International Documentary Film Festival 2018
The Main Prize of the Minister of the Environment IFF Ekofilm 2018
Sim Award for Best Cinematography in a Feature Women in Film & Television Vancouver FF 2019

Program

18:30  Walk-in – take a seat. There are some appetizers on the table in case you are hungry.
19:00  Introduction of the concept and film by Sofia Mourato
19:10  First section of the film
19:30  Starter
20:50  Second section of the film
20:10  Short break
20:20  Main course
20:40  Third and last section of the film
21:00  Dessert
21:30  The End.

Menu

Screen&Taste’s 3-course menu is a special one. Every edition, a new menu is composed the by chef, based upon the story of the film presented. The menu is to supplement the experience of watching this specific movie. The menu is mainly vegan and sometimes vegetarian and might contain gluten and dairy.

€49,50 include movie and dinner. Excluding drinks.
Due to our time schedule, we can not take into account any allergies or dietary requirements.

About the curator

Screen & Taste is organised by Soufia Mourato (curator) and Jorge Rocha (chef). Special thanks to Eric Haas.

Sofia Mourato

Sofia Mourato (Lisbon, Portugal) has always been inspired by how the processes of design, cinema, architecture and technology intersect. She is interested in connecting concepts and people in order to create something new at the intersection of knowledge with emotions. She appears frequently on and off stage as the former Lisbon architecture film festival founder and director, guest curator, moderator and member of the jury at various events such as the Tallinn Architecture Biennale, the Budapest Architecture Film Days, Porto Design Biennale, Experimenta Design, AA Visiting School, One Minutes Foundation, among others. She is based in Amsterdam and works as communication ecologist, film curator and culture innovation agent. She also maintains her connection with the architecture film festival currently being held in Porto, as the  film competition coordinator.
More info: www.arquiteturasfilmfestival.com\

Jorge Rocha

Jorge Rocha is an Amsterdam-based Portuguese artist and gastronomy researcher. His artistic approach is centered on food and culture. Back in Portugal, he began a cross-functional project combining art, gastronomy, and heritage, in which he collaborated with archaeologists to build many food talk presentations in various ancient sites, resulting in two exhibitions. Since moving to Amsterdam, he has discovered a passion for fermentation, and he presently works as a Sous-Chef at Collins.

Next Up

Screen & Taste III: Acasa, my Home – May 9th

Screen & Taste I: A World to Shape *sold out*

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Screen & Taste: A new monthly cinematic dinner experience.
The concept is simple yet tasteful. Together we experience watching a film with impact on society and enjoying a 3-course dinner.

Theme

The films will be curated to reflect on what makes cities alive, showcasing stories of climate crises, human connection and resilience, urban development, and design innovation. Together we have an interactive evening where our senses will be touched. The films are selected by film curator Sofia Mourato. When possible, the filmmaker will be present for a Q&A, moderated by Sofia.

Dinner

All recipes are original, created by chef Jorge Rocha and inspired by the culture and environment portrayed in the film.
The menu enhances the experience of watching A World to Shape by offering a combination of Portuguese and Dutch cuisine.
€49,50 per ticket. Including a movie and a 3-course dinner.

Drinks can be purchased separately at the bar.
The menu for this film will be vegan.

About the film: A World to Shape (2022) 

By opening the series, we introduce you to the film A World to Shape (2022), directed by Ton van Zantvoort. This film is about two of the new generation’s most passionate designers, Nienke Hoogvliet (1989) and Dave Hakkens (1988), using design to tackle the world’s biggest problems.

directed by Ton van Zantvoort, 52 minutes, Dutch, English subtitles

Nienke Hoogvliet (1989) and Dave Hakkens (1988) represent a new generation of contemporary Dutch Designers. This generation is acutely aware that raw materials are depleting, energy is scarce, and globalization is driving new forms of small-scale production. As makers, they don’t care about existing boundaries between art, design and science.

In A World to Shape, director Ton van Zantvoort guides you through the respective ingenuity of Nienke and Dave. Though they think differently, they are set on improving the world in their own inimitable ways. Nienke’s mission is to make the world’s second most polluting industry – the clothing industry – more sustainable. She is currently working on sustainable applications of seaweed, such as using it to make paint.

Dave’s ambition is equally ambitious. His Kamp project attempts to establish a living and working community that uses a minimal carbon footprint. He is building this community in Portugal, where he has bought nine hectares of land. He has created a blueprint for a new society and made it open source so that anyone can adopt and improve it, and the system can be used worldwide.

Where many people might see problems, Nienke and Dave envisage solutions. But how realistic are their ambitions? To find out, we join Dave and Nienke on their audacious quests.

The film is in Dutch with English subtitles. 

Watch the movie trailer

Program March 14

18:30  Walk-in – take a seat. There are some appetizers on the table in case you are hungry
19:00  Introduction by Sofia Mourato, Jorge Rochazul and the filmmaker Ton van Zantvoort
19:15  First section of the film
19:35  Starter
19:55  Second section of the film
20:15  Main course
20:35  Third and last section of the film
20:55  Dessert
21:15  Q&A with filmmaker Ton van Zantvoort, moderated by Sofia Mourato
21:45  The End.

About the curators

Screen & Taste is organized by Sofia Mourato (curator) and Jorge Rocha (chef).
Special thanks to creative strategist Eric Haas.

Sofia Mourato

Sofia Mourato (Lisbon, Portugal) has always been inspired by how the processes of design, cinema, architecture and technology intersect. She is interested in connecting concepts and people in order to create something new at the intersection of knowledge with emotions. She appears frequently on and off stage as the former Lisbon architecture film festival founder and director, guest curator, moderator, and member of the jury at various events such as the Tallinn Architecture Biennale, the Budapest Architecture Film Days, Porto Design Biennale, Experimenta Design, AA Visiting School, One Minutes Foundation, among others. She is based in Amsterdam and works as a communication ecologist, film curator, and culture innovation agent. She also maintains her connection with the architecture film festival currently being held in Porto, as the film competition coordinator.

More info: www.arquiteturasfilmfestival.com

Jorge Rocha

Jorge Rocha is an Amsterdam-based Portuguese artist and gastronomy researcher. His artistic approach is centered on food and culture. Back in Portugal, he began a cross-functional project combining art, gastronomy, and heritage, in which he collaborated with archaeologists to build many food talk presentations in various ancient sites, resulting in two exhibitions. Since moving to Amsterdam, he has discovered a passion for fermentation, and he presently works as a Sous-Chef at Collins.

Next Up
Screen & Taste II: Thank you for the Rain – April 11th