Food Roots Documentary
What if you could go back in time, to any place in the world, to learn the recipes of your ancestors?
Journey to the 7641 Islands
Join Billy Dec, Emmy Award winning TV personality and Restaurateur, as he sets off on a journey to his mother's native 7641 Islands of the Philippines to find his last living elders, learn the recipes of his ancestors, and gain a deeper understanding of his cultural and culinary identity.
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Premiere Recaps
Thank you to all who joined us for the premiere of our documentary! Please check out the photos below.
You’re Invited to future Film Fests, Premiere Parties and more! Join us!
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Press
WGN TV
Chicago Sunda Brunch & FOOD ROOTS Documentary at Chicago International Film Festival
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Filipino Food Journey in FOOD ROOTS Documentary and Sunda New Asian Restaurant
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Chicago Native, Billy Dec on FOOD ROOTS Documentary and Filipino American History Month
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Billy Dec’s new film to debut during Filipino American History Month
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Restaurateur, Billy Dec reconnects with his Filipino family history in FOOD ROOTS Documentary
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Billy Dec sells out Nashville Film Festival with his film, FOOD ROOTS
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Founder of Sunda New Asian restaurants, Billy Dec shared story behind his documentary, FOOD ROOTS
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Newport Beach Film Festival Culinary Films Serves Tasty Gastronomic Profiles
Read the ArticleBilly Dec | Executive Producer
Billy Dec is a 2-time Emmy Award Winning TV Personality, Actor, Attorney and Entrepreneur. Dec is the Founder/CEO of celebrated businesses like Sunda New Asian Restaurants, The Blueprint Underground Cocktail Club, as well as cutting edge Creative Agency COACT, with 4000+ teammates around the world. Dec can regularly be seen hosting and cooking on local & national TV, loves to act from time to time, and is proud to share his heritage in his new documentary FOOD ROOTS. A Chicago-Kent College of Law and Harvard Business School Alum, Dec was a Presidential appointee for five years, serving on the White House Advisory Commission on Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders, and the White House Bullying Prevention Task Force, and has served on many local philanthropic boards and committees.
Michele Josue | Director
Michele Josue is an Emmy award-winning Filipina documentary filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Her critically acclaimed feature debut MATT SHEPARD IS A FRIEND OF MINE about Matthew Shepard is the winner of 10 Best Documentary and Audience Awards from festivals worldwide and boasts a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film won the 2016 Daytime Emmy Award for “Outstanding Special Class Special.”
Doug Blush | Executive Producer
Doug Blush is an award-winning director, producer, editor, writer and cinematographer whose work includes over 300 feature and television projects. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) as well as the American Cinema Editors (ACE). Credits include, as Executive Producer, the Critic’s Choice and Peabody Award-winning MR SOUL! (2020), as well as a number of Academy Award-winning documentaries: THE ELEPHANT WHISPERERS (2023), PERIOD. END OF SENTENCE (2019), ICARUS (2018), and, as supervising editor, 20 FEET FROM STARDOM (2013).
