COUNTRY
Spain, Greece, France, South Korea
PRODUCTION
Abacus, Anemon Pictures, Yuzu Pictures, Bassim
YEAR2023
DURATION71 min
WRITING Yuri Averof, Rea Apostolides, Andreas Apostolidis
CINEMATOGRAPHY Yannis Kanakis
MUSIC
Pablo Pico
EDITION Yuri Averof
DISTRIBUTION Abacus
INTERNATIONAL SALES First Hand Films
CONTACT oriol.cortacans@abacus.coop
SYNOPSIS Leading scientists and inspiring chefs reveal the secrets of the Mediterranean diet: how and why can this ancient food tradition help prevent major chronic disease and mitigate the effects of climate change?
Alexandros Merkouris
He is an independent filmmaker based in Athens. His projects include short and medium-length documentaries exploring food, architecture and travel for the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, the John S. Latsis Foundation,
Monocle magazine and BBC Storyworks. Recently, he completed the landmark 7-part series
Disasters and Triumphs for SKAI TV Greece.
The Perfect Food is his first full-length documentary.
FILMOGRAPHY
The Perfect Meal (documentary, 2023),
Disasters and Triumphs (documentary, 2021),
Journey to Ithaca (documentary, 2021)
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