The joy of eating in front a camera, or realizing queer Foodism visual Ethnography

I moved to Berlin in 2017, ever since then I continuously have struggled with the (German) food culture in this city. In 2021, due to the pandemic, Asian food culture has been stigmatized more than ever. Closing of borders and restaurant make it difficult to approach the authentic Chinese food experience. If we are what we eat, then who are we? I started to explore this topic through my camera which made me realize almost all my films have eating scenes, and they are more than just a scene in a film. In this session I will show my short video “Lerne Deutsch in meiner Küche“, and clips from “Beer! Beer!” to analyze how identities are built through film and food culture.

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