Food in Film Festival 2025
In 2015, Eva Eliscu, Rhonda Lerner, Ruth Milken and Kirsten West, four ladies from four different places in the world, met over afternoon coffee at the Biblioteca. Eva had just given a lecture called “The History of the Dining Table,” and naturally, the talk turned to food, but also to another shared interest: cinema. The idea for a Food in Film Festival, screenings of movies related to food, along with catered events sponsored by top local chefs and restaurants, was born.
The festival was a hit from its first edition in 2016, and it is back this year by popular demand, the tenth anniversary year of its conception. In a fitting bit of symmetry, this year’s festival is being held at the Biblioteca, in the Santa Ana Theater.
Food in Film Festival 2025 will take place over three days – February 27, February 28 and March 1. Each day, there will be a film screening at 11am and 5pm, and a lecture at 3pm. Films for this edition include classics such as Like Water for Chocolate (Mexico, 1992) and Babette’s Feast (Denmark, 1987), along with two recent documentaries, Love, Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Chef Charlie Trotter (USA, 2021) and Ella Brennan: Commanding the Table (USA, 2016), and two acclaimed foreign films, Sweet Bean (Japan, 2015) and The Taste of Things (France, 2023).
The three lectures, in consecutive order, are: “Chocolate: Food of the Gods,” presented by international chef Kirsten West; “Fungivora: A Passion for Mushrooms,” presented by Olga Daniela Vasquez and Juan Pablo Reyes; and “Tequila Emblema,” presented by Alexandro Cavada, owner of Disco Marisco. (That last lecture includes a free tasting.)
Tickets for individual movies are $450 MX, and each screening includes servings of botanas and wine. (Other beverages are available as well.) Lecture tickets are $100 MX. A Full Access ticket for all nine events can be purchased at the bottom of this page.
Click on the links below to purchase tickets for the event(s) of your selection.
Film: Like Water for Chocolate: Thu., Feb. 27, 2025, 11am
Lecture: “Chocolate, Food of the Gods”: Thu., Feb. 27, 2025, 3pm
Film: Love, Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Chef Charlie Trotter: Thu., Feb. 27, 2025, 5pm
Film: Sweet Bean: Fri., Feb. 28, 2025, 11am
Lecture: “Fungivora: A Passion for Mushrooms”: Fri., Feb. 28, 2025, 3pm
Film: The Taste of Things: Fri., Feb. 28, 2025, 5pm
Film: Ella Brennan: Commanding the Table: Sat., Mar. 1, 2025, 11am
Lecture: “Tequila Emblema”: Sat., Mar. 1, 2025, 3pm
Film: Babette’s Feast: Sat., Mar. 1, 2025, 5pm
Santa Ana Theater
| Ticket Type | Price | Cart |
|---|---|---|
| Full Access | $2,700.00 |
PRICE IN MEXICAN PESOS