It is a big-hearted and accomplished celebration of storytelling at its purest, life-affirming best.
Cook Off is a full-fat romantic comedy realised brilliantly and humorously on a tiny budget.
Cook Off is a film with a huge heart... a film with generosity and light running through every scene.
It is a big-hearted film infused with a beautiful sensibility that pays off tremendously.
Falling in love,
with food!
Get ready for a delicious underdog story!
Struggling single mother Anesu believes she missed her chance at life. But then her grandmother and her son enter her into auditions for a reality TV cooking show. Will she hold her own against professional chefs?
Find out more about the making of the Cook Off and how we managed to shoot the movie in Zimbabwe in 2017 during the final days of Robert Mugabe, with an initial cash budget of less than $8,000.
editing and distribution
We partnered with film professionals in Zimbabwe, Kenya and the UK to get the film out to the world – we ultimately became the first Zimbabwean feature film to be acquired by the streaming giant Netflix.
Before the film's worldwide release in 2020, we hosted various screenings, were selected for festivals around the world and even won a few awards.
Meet Our People
SOME OF THE FESTIVALS WE'VE BEEN TO!
Making History
