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“Prestige Ingredients” is a short film that showcases the dynamic current food culture of Paris, France, through a clever, fictional narrative. Alia Shawkat stars as Alia, a young, out-of-work actress who takes a job with Pierre, a chef in Paris. Pierre, played by real-life chef Pierre Jancou, needs the specific talents of an actress to complete an inspired dinner event. Alia becomes immersed in the rich and varied restaurant scene and ends up having to dig deep within herself to deliver what she has promised to Pierre. The concept for Pierre's dinner and Alia's role therein will be the big reveal of the film's climactic scene.
It all started when producers from Anthony Bourdain's Emmy award winning travel series, "No Reservations", discovered Danielle’s food and travel blog, thetrailofcrumbs.com. They hired her team, then based in Paris, to help produce an episode about the Burgundy region of France and chef Ludo Lefebvre. Since then they have worked on various shows like Bourdain’s "The Layover", "Mind of a Chef" with Magnus Nilsson, “I’m Having What Phil’s Having”, to name a few. Through these productions and her blog, she has cultivated a community of friends made up of the most interesting chefs, sommeliers and restauranteurs in the city.
"Prestige Ingredients" is the direct product of the friendships they’ve made and the skills they’ve honed managing production teams. In their directorial debut they showcase the dynamic, current food culture of Paris through a fictional narrative. The film stars Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development), a friend of the couple who Danielle has worked with as a visual artist while curating exhibitions in Paris featuring artists from California.
Over the years, Danielle has cultivated a large group of artistic friends throughout the world. In producing “Prestige Ingredients”, She worked with many of these friends to craft the film from the beginning through to the final cut. Her dynamic production team includes Emmy award winning “Mind of a Chef” cinematographer Ethan Mills and musician Mikael Jorgensen of Wilco.
FILM CREDITS:
Directed by Adrian Dentzel and Danielle Rubi
Written by Adrian Dentzel
Executive Producers Adrian Dentzel and Danielle Rubi
Barbara Dentzel
Director of Photography Ethan Mills
Editor Liza Cardinale
Assistant Director Hélène Sevaux
Production Designer Danielle Rubi
Sound Editor Scott Hirsch
Music by Mikael Jorgensen, Quindar, Prism Break
STARRING
Alia Alia Shawkat
Pierre Pierre Jancou
Red Redouanne Harjane
CAST
In Order of Appearance
Agent Emily Hirsch
Bartender Arash Hajianpour
Beer Guy Josh Fontaine
Woman at Bar Jen Ammann
Pastry Chef Benoît Castel
Winemaker Pierre Paillot
Sommeliere Audrey Jarry
Bistro Chef Edward Delling-Williams
Heimat Cooks Michele Farnesi
Georgio Enrico
Federico Azzolini
Marion Goettle
Heimat Diners Grégoire Verdin
Meg Zimbeck
Alix LaCloche
Charles and Lisa Lewis
Ilia Potemin
Journalist Francois Simon
Lamb Farmer Guillaume Verdin
Lamb Chef James Henry
Photographer Danielle Rubi-Dentzel
Photo Assistant Mariella Dentzel
Pierre’s Wife Pauline Caupenne
Associate Producers Charles and Lisa Lewis
Art Director Danielle Rubi-Dentzel
Key Grip and Gaffer Peter Rubi
Additional Photography Peter Rubi
Justin Hamilton
Assistant Camera Etienne Bacci
Justin Hamilton
Sound Recordist Yves-Marie Omnes
Boom Operator Gabriel Roches
Key Grip Matthieu Miot
David Hardillier
Production Coordinator Marion Josse
Production Assistant Mariella Dentzel
Molly Tuttle
Colorist Michael Burton
Titles Design Jeremy Bacharach
Sound Post-Production Echo Magic West
Production Photographer Danielle Rubi-Dentzel
Set Dresser Alison Reid
Production Legal Services Kirk Carter