Food Documentary from Okinawa – HAPPY SANDWICH

Date: Sept. 7, 2024

Time: 1 p.m.

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$5 General Public • $5一般
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FREE for OAA members • 県人会会員は無料
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Producers from Okinawa in attendance for Q&A!
沖縄から映画プロデューサーが来場！

Japanese & Uchinaaguchi with English subtitles
日本語とウチナーグチ、英語字幕

Trailer 予告編: https://vimeo.com/867765386

Set in the northern part of Okinawa, known as Yanbaru, Manna (a cross between Jerry Garcia, Ai Wei Wei and Anthony Bourdain), the chef of a BBQ restaurant is given the task of creating a special sandwich as an offering to the gods. To fulfill the request of the priest, he travels around the island and meets with several people involved in all aspects of food–including other chefs, farmers, fishermen, and food critics–seeking their advice and knowledge in formulating the perfect sandwich to create as an offering. As he hits various pit-stops with his trusty old jeep, Manna begins to understand the ideas and lifestyles evolving around sustainable agriculture and the sense of community. A hybrid film that blends documentary and fiction, HAPPY SANDWICH is an uplifting foodie road movie, representing the wonders of Okinawa culture. (Synopsis from the Hawai‘i International Film Festival's website)

沖縄本島の北部「やんばる」。この地で飲食店を営む料理人（満名匠吾）は、カミンチュ（神事を司どる人）から、「神様に捧げるサンドウィッチを作るように」と告げられる。神に捧げるにふさわしいサンドウィッチへのヒントを求め、満名は「食」にかかわるさまざまな人に会いに行く。生産者や料理人たちの「食」への想いとその生き方に触れ、満名は「食と人間の生き方」について深く考え始める。(映画のウェブサイトからの概要)

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