No Pork on the Fork: A Kosher BBQ Story (2019)
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Country:
USA
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Duration:
23 min
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Genre:
investigation, social
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Director:
Jacob M Ross, Adam Hirsch
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Producer:
Jody Pollack, Jacob M Ross, Adam Hirsch
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Cast:
Jody Pollack, Jim Auchmutey, Todd Ginsburg, Don Rooney
About film
This film describes the unique Jewish culture in Atlanta, where the annual Kosher BBQ Festival takes place. And no, this is not an oxymoron. Director Adam Hirsch, one of this Festival’s organizers, looks behind the scenes of this curious event, observes the lives of people who try to combine the traditional Jewish culture with that of the American South. No Pork on the Fork is made according to all the rules of the contemporary documentary filmmaking that appeal to the audiences – films on gastro and culinary themes are particularly popular, especially when spiceв up by the comic directorial approach. This film makes one want to laugh, and also to go have a meal afterward.
Rewards and nominations
- Atlanta Jewish Film Festival 2020 — Official Selection
Director
Adam Hirsch is an American director, screenwriter, producer, manager, and entrepreneur, who was born in Nashville in 1982 and is currently based in Atlanta. Hirsch started out as an Assistant Producer at Turner Sports channel and Associated producer at Fox Sports. He has won an Emmy Award for Best Sports Director in Short Form. Adam directed three short films, including No Pork on the Fork. Hirsch is a co-founder, managing partner, and creative director at Goza Tequila.
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Director
Adam Hirsch is an American director, screenwriter, producer, manager, and entrepreneur, who was born in Nashville in 1982 and is currently based in Atlanta. Hirsch started out as an Assistant Producer at Turner Sports channel and Associated producer at Fox Sports. He has won an Emmy Award for Best Sports Director in Short Form. Adam directed three short films, including No Pork on the Fork. Hirsch is a co-founder, managing partner, and creative director at Goza Tequila.
