Food Roots Documentary
A COACT Production featuring: Three-time Oscar-Winning Executive Producer Doug Blush (20 Feet from Stardom, Icarus, The Elephant Whisperers, Emmy Award-Winning Filipina Director Michele Josue (Matt Shepard Was A Friend of Mine), Emmy Award-Winning Host Billy Dec, Oscar Nominated Ronnie Del Carmen (Up, Inside Out), and Grammy Award-Winner Apl.de.Ap (Black Eyed Peas)
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Available to watch on PBS TV (check your local listings & PBS app) and via YouTube
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.
Event + Screening Recaps
Thank you to all who joined us for the premiere of our documentary! Please check out the photos below.
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Press
CBS
Restauranteur talks documentary reconnecting family and traditions of the Philippines
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Billy Dec Journeys to the Philippines and Into His Family's Past in a New Documentary
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Billy Dec Takes Viewers to the Philippines in New Documentary ‘Food Roots’
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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 as well as cutting edge Creative Agency COACT, with 4000+ teammates around the world.
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.
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.
