Actually this perfect short film is entitled 10 things We Love About Italy and it hits the mark. The Perennial Plate takes us on a journey through the Italy as they explore what they say is their most favorite things. It’s hard not to agree. Pasta, pizza, espresso and olive oil are to name a few. Our favorite? Has to be the gelato. Pick your own favorite and we dare you not to be hungry! (via Vimeo)
NPR takes a in depth look at the school lunch. The hamburger to be exact. They find about 26 ingredients that doesnt have anything to do with ground beef. So NPR asks the question why Thiamine mononitrate, disodium inosinate, pyridoxine hydrochloride are in our kids lunch in this video entitled Tiny Desk Kitchen: The 26-Ingredient School Lunch Burger. (via vimeo)
Hugo de Kok & Kay van Vree have created an hypnotic video that explores the flattening of food. They have experimented with the shapes that food take after flattening. They recently won the first place prize at HKU Mediale in Hilversum, Netherlands.
What’s Cooking? Food Rap, is a fun and musical video which highlights many lines from rappers such as Biggie Smalls, Method Man and Q-Tip to name a few. The video was created by the Lifted Research Group. LRG is a Californian clothing based company focusing on the underground recording artists and skaters.
Willie Nelson and Chipotle take you on a journey in this short animated film. It tells the story of a farmer who sees the errors of his ways before he decides to go “back to the start.” You can download the soundtrack to the soundtrack from iTunes and proceeds benefit the Chipotle Cultivate Foundation. See more about the video on Chipotle’s site. (via Vimeo)
Here is a super feel-good video that shows the journey of three guys over 44 days, 11 countries and18 flights. Rick Mereki is an independent filmaker and illustrator, from Melbourne, who has done a wonderful job directing this short. For more of his films make sure to visit his Vimeo page and follow him on twitter. (via Vimeo)