documentary short|30 min |

Public TV Broadcast 2021

Vietnamese-American chef, Tu David Phu (Top Chef, SF Chronicle Rising Star) navigates his culinary aesthetic through his family’s unspoken history of war in the pilot episode of FIRST KITCHEN, a new documentary series about everyday people with exceptional stories as understood through our most fundamental need; food.

Directed by: James Q. Chan, Santhosh Daniel

Producers: Santhosh Daniel, James Q. Chan, Tu David Phu

Camera: James Q. Chan

Editor: Jeff den Broeder

Music By: Miles Ito

 

“every voice deserves a place at the table”

— First Kitchen (KQED)