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Fine Dining | An Awkward First Date Meal Goes From Bad To Worse | Comedy Short Film
Fatima and Luke's date risks taking a turn for the worse when a debate over what kinds of cuisines should be considered 'fine dining' arises.
Fine Dining by Werner Vivier
wvivier.com
"The idea for the film came about when my girlfriend and I went for lunch at a small market near where I live in London. It’s a gem of a place, filled with independently owned restaurants offering food just as diverse as the local communities they serve. As we sat down, looking around the market at all the restaurants, it struck me just how instant and vast the landscape of food culture has become. Foods such as Kimchi, Okonomiyaki, Jollof Rice, Lahmacun, and Rendang, to name just a few, used to mainly be eaten by people with direct relations to the countries and cultures that invented them. But these days, the palate for them has extended so far beyond those borders.
In so many ways, I thought this was such a beautiful side effect of globalism. But then, for some reason, my mind shifted from that optimistic thought and considered the flip side… So many non-European cuisines are just as infinitely complex, if not more so, than that of their European counterparts, yet they receive little to no recognition in the echelons of fine dining. Why is this? I wanted to examine these themes of Eurocentrism and racism inherent in food culture but in a way that wasn’t didactic or felt like an overwhelming exercise in virtue signalling."
Read our full interview with Werner
directorsnotes.com/2024/11/22/werner-vivier-fine-dining/
// Credits //
Starring Nahel Tzegai & Alexander Arnold
Written & Directed by Werner Vivier
Producer - Alex Ayodele-Otele
Executive Producers - Dom Thomas, Morgan Clement
Head of Production - Laura Hegarty
Casting Director - Coralie Rose2
Director of Photography - Stefan Yap
Production Designer - Millie Suu-Kyi Holland
Costume Designer - Nina Liburd
Hair & MUA - Freda Ellis
Sound Designer - Tim Obzud
Editor - Carina Etae
Colourist - Alex Gregory @ No.8 London
Story Consultant - Awate Abdalla
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  • @DakaloMashuduRavhengani
    @DakaloMashuduRavhengani 5 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Dakalo🙂🤗😀🤤❤️💗

  • @KayleighDoyle-x1e
    @KayleighDoyle-x1e 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Hi❤❤

  • @MarselinaPerada
    @MarselinaPerada วันที่ผ่านมา

    🥒🥒🥒🥒♥️♥️😋

  • @MarselinaPerada
    @MarselinaPerada วันที่ผ่านมา

    😍👍👍😘😊🍌🍌🍌👌👌👉😜😜😋😋👅👅♥️🥀🥀♥️♥️♥️

  • @keranous1111
    @keranous1111 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I love how this short film is entirely set in one place but the dialogue is so meaningful in building the narrative. Also god I'd hate to be in this situation. (also side note, I might be making a film myself for English ext 2 so I might also submit something soon idk)

    • @DirectorsNotes
      @DirectorsNotes 8 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      It's a really well designed short especially given that they had to improvise on their coverage plan due to camera issues. Good luck with the project, hope we get to see it!

  • @sandorpap
    @sandorpap วันที่ผ่านมา

    Igen.Így is lehet alakítani másokat,és olyanná formálni,amilyenné válva nekünk már tetszik 🦘

  • @Stutz69420
    @Stutz69420 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Fw this heavy

  • @Stutz69420
    @Stutz69420 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Awful date goes from bad to freaky

  • @charlie-eb2pd
    @charlie-eb2pd วันที่ผ่านมา

    this is super awkard

  • @Stutz69420
    @Stutz69420 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I like the soggy biscuit vids

    • @DirectorsNotes
      @DirectorsNotes วันที่ผ่านมา

      Great to have you back for some more awkwardness

  • @Stutz69420
    @Stutz69420 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is bare gas

  • @FélixHernandesFebu
    @FélixHernandesFebu วันที่ผ่านมา

    🤪🤪🤪👌👌🤪👌👍🖕👍👌🍓🍓

  • @FélixHernandesFebu
    @FélixHernandesFebu วันที่ผ่านมา

    Estoy viendo el video 0 estoy viendo el video que me gusta 00 quisiera ver el video completo quisiera ver el video completo quisiera ver el video completo a ver si me pueden conformar a ver si me pueden a ver si me pueden hacer el favor de enseñarme

  • @supojnoohpuak
    @supojnoohpuak วันที่ผ่านมา

    What name cenima

  • @julianangel7309
    @julianangel7309 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hola

  • @vicentehernandez6165
    @vicentehernandez6165 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    🕊️👐👐👐🕊️👐👐🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️👐👐👐🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️👐👐👐👐🕊️

  • @trancecomix
    @trancecomix 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    No, Anders Walter is just a silly ridiculous clown on a big egotrip, and his movies are sooo bad. There is nothing to come after there. 😫😡👇👎

  • @trancecomix
    @trancecomix 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    No, Anders Walter is just a ridiculous silly clown on a big egotrip, and his movies are sooo bad. There is NOTHING to come after there!👇👎😖😫😡

  • @ShawnStaton-im9pb
    @ShawnStaton-im9pb 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I would have given anything to have been there. The big boy with balls of steel or so he thought would have cried in front of all his friends after I had got done with him.. & I would have just stood there laughing

  • @FélixHernandesFebu
    @FélixHernandesFebu 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    🤪🤪👌👌👌🍓👍👍👍

  • @FélixHernandesFebu
    @FélixHernandesFebu 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Buenas buenas tardes va a ver el vídeo ella yo sé que me encanta el video ya yo sé que me encanta el video

  • @Timoofthee
    @Timoofthee 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This film tugs at my heart. Almost in tears.

    • @DirectorsNotes
      @DirectorsNotes 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It's masterful at bringing us into his emotional heqdspace

  • @FlammableHector
    @FlammableHector 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What a brilliant short Nice one

    • @DirectorsNotes
      @DirectorsNotes 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Glad you enjoyed it

  • @detestor420
    @detestor420 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Bravo 👏

  • @seanconnlley6916
    @seanconnlley6916 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

  • @harolddixon9896
    @harolddixon9896 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Stop! You're peeing on my phone!!! 😂😂😂😂❤

  • @charlie-eb2pd
    @charlie-eb2pd 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    fw this

  • @yeezatv5360
    @yeezatv5360 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    CINEMATOGRAPHY WOOOW

  • @keranous1111
    @keranous1111 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Always looking forward to watching these. The fact that the settings throughout were so worn down and unnerving really added to how bad this really is for her. damn why do all these good films have to be so underrated

    • @keranous1111
      @keranous1111 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ok but why did i resonate to this so much (that's not good)

    • @DirectorsNotes
      @DirectorsNotes 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It's OK, we're putting that down to the filmmaking talent...

    • @HuseynAllahverdiyev-s6x
      @HuseynAllahverdiyev-s6x 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      😢❤

    • @CaptianAli-b4j
      @CaptianAli-b4j 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      4:41

    • @keranous1111
      @keranous1111 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Why did you time stamp this​@@CaptianAli-b4j

  • @cancancancan5225
    @cancancancan5225 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Turkiyede izlemek istiyorum

  • @DrTomavip
    @DrTomavip 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Interesting

  • @NotDyllian
    @NotDyllian 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    love the choreography

    • @NotDyllian
      @NotDyllian 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      and not just the actors but the cameraman too

    • @DirectorsNotes
      @DirectorsNotes 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Glad you noticed that, as Stefano says in our interview: "With every scene unfolding in a single long, dizzying take, we had to choreograph every single element of this film, including the camera movement, down to the fingernail."

  • @geffcassuto
    @geffcassuto 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    joe you lucky son of an onion

  • @Celestialcelesteeee
    @Celestialcelesteeee 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you for sharing. Bipolar1 here.

    • @DirectorsNotes
      @DirectorsNotes 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thanks for watching

  • @KozmoDyne
    @KozmoDyne 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I demand my eleven minutes back. And an eye-wash. I have seen commercials with better writing and plot. Most of them, actually.

    • @JoeDen-m6m
      @JoeDen-m6m วันที่ผ่านมา

      Then why comment you hypocrite

  • @keranous1111
    @keranous1111 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    As an Australian, can confirm half the dads in this country follow by this exact culture.

    • @DirectorsNotes
      @DirectorsNotes 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Ah, so more of a dance film documentary then 🍻

    • @keranous1111
      @keranous1111 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@DirectorsNotes not really mroe just the drinking every Friday nights

  • @coolj552
    @coolj552 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    would love to see the whole film

    • @DirectorsNotes
      @DirectorsNotes 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      You can watch the full film at th-cam.com/video/HbsTmXuNWKg/w-d-xo.html

  • @shauntimcguire9164
    @shauntimcguire9164 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    1111

  • @pixelspigmentsllc
    @pixelspigmentsllc 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I love this! Where can I watch the whole thing??

    • @DirectorsNotes
      @DirectorsNotes 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The full film's available right here on our channel th-cam.com/video/lX70YZBDZvg/w-d-xo.html Enjoy!

  • @keranous1111
    @keranous1111 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The cultural connections that at have are really deep and I love how well this film shows that

    • @DirectorsNotes
      @DirectorsNotes 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It's great to see that here, now if we could just get more films exploring the rich culture.

    • @keranous1111
      @keranous1111 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@DirectorsNotes that;s so true, liek lost of regional short films are so good as well it just needs translation and to reach the right people

  • @ekopam
    @ekopam 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    the actor its too good,,, please make this serial movie with same actor,, gonna great rigt

  • @keranous1111
    @keranous1111 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    That's was intense

  • @agarryking
    @agarryking 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This was exquisite, imagined, conceived, written, acted; Birds sing.

    • @DirectorsNotes
      @DirectorsNotes 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts

  • @OzoBlaqk
    @OzoBlaqk 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    😮😮😮

    • @OzoBlaqk
      @OzoBlaqk 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      You are fucking good man

  • @keranous1111
    @keranous1111 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    this entire movie was so well done it made me sick to my guts

    • @DirectorsNotes
      @DirectorsNotes 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It really is a powerful and affecting piece of filmmaking

  • @keranous1111
    @keranous1111 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    the camera work and the lighting really added to the overall atmosphere. amazing film

    • @DirectorsNotes
      @DirectorsNotes 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It's a very impressive debut, we're looking forward to seeing more from Freddie

  • @keranous1111
    @keranous1111 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    this was such a creative way to display insanity, it really used everything to a good enough extent without being extra confusing, and the ending really stuck with me. oh god that was good film

  • @keranous1111
    @keranous1111 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    amazing as always, I love keeping up with the work you guys upload.

    • @DirectorsNotes
      @DirectorsNotes 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thanks for being a returning viewer 🙏🏾

    • @keranous1111
      @keranous1111 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @DirectorsNotes I always admire the hard work people put into this and want to do something like this one day. You guys are a big inspiration

    • @DirectorsNotes
      @DirectorsNotes 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@keranous1111 Thanks that's great to hear. As a budding filmmaker there's a lot of helpful information in our daily behind the scenes filmmaker interviews (6K+ and counting) over on directorsnotes.com

  • @arte7sol
    @arte7sol 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Wow 😢 poor baby. Poor mother. 😭 wtf to the abuser.

  • @ДенисСтоляров-н6к
    @ДенисСтоляров-н6к 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Does anyone remember the full phase about wrong direction?