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"The Cookbook" is a Big Apple Film Festival official selection

Apr 30, 2023

Film's New York premiere set for May 25, 2023

The Cookbook is a Big Apple Film Festival Official Selection.


Starring Josue Ledesma, Diane Ciesla, Vince Edgehill, Liz Priestley and Eric Feola, The Cookbook is a story about Sarikh Kalil, a man who returns home to Central New York to reunite with his estranged father after he suffers a debilitating stroke. But when he discovers his father can no longer run the family Lebanese restaurant and a buyer is in hot pursuit, Sarikh must choose between taking over the restaurant himself or selling out to chase his own dream.


The Cookbook will make its New York premiere at Big Apple on May 25, 2023 at 8:15pm in Theater 1, Cinema Village, 22 East 12th Street, New York, NY 10003. For tickets, visit www.bigapplefilmfestival.com.


About Big Apple Film Festival (courtesy of FilmFreeway.com)


BAFF, named one of MovieMaker Magazine's top "25 Film Festivals Worth The Entry Fee,” top "25 Coolest Film Festivals,” CBS New York's "Best Film Festivals in New York...,” and FilmFreeway's "Top 100 Best Reviewed Festivals", is dedicated to showcasing, highlighting and promoting the highest quality films from the New York City independent film community, as well as additional specially selected films from across the country and around the world. Our goal is to celebrate the great city of New York through the exhibition of innovative and purposeful filmmaking.


"According to reviews from real FilmFreeway users, Big Apple Film Festival ranks in the top 1% of more than 10,000 film festivals and creative contests around the world." -FilmFreeway


ALUMNI include films released theatrically and by distributors such as Netflix, Showtime, IFC, Hulu, Amazon, Apple TV and more, as well as filmmakers and cast that are Academy Award and Golden Globe nominees, Independent Spirit Award nominees, Writers Guild of America and Producers Guild of America nominees, SAG Award winners and nominees (visit bigapplefilmfestival.com for a list of highlighted alumni films).


PREVIOUS HONORARY GUESTS, AWARD RECIPIENTS, GUEST SPEAKERS AND VIP ATTENDEES INCLUDE: Kevin Bacon (Golden Globe and SAG award winner), Kyra Sedgwick (Emmy and Golden Globe winner), Jesse Eisenberg(Academy Award, Golden Globe and SAG Award nominee) David Krumholtz (SAG Award nominee, HBO's "The White House Plumbers", "The Deuce", Academy Award nominee "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"), Cuba Gooding Jr.(Academy Award winner), Matthew Rhys(Emmy Award winner, Golden Globe nominee, SAG Award nominee), Morgan Spurlock(Academy Award nominee, WGA Award winner) Alan Cumming(Tony Award and Independent Spirit Award winner), Actress/Comedian Kim Wayans, Doug Roland (Academy Award nominated filmmaker) Academy Award winning screenwriter Jose Rivera, Jerry Stiller, Olympia Dukakis(Academy Award and Golden Globe Award winner), Kevin Corrigan , Mario Cantone, Roger Sherman(Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner), Haley Joel Osment(Academy Award nominee), Kwame Parker(Academy Award nominated producer, "Green Book", "Robin Hood") and more...


BIG APPLE FILM FESTIVAL HAS BEEN FEATURED IN: Indiewire The New York Times MovieMaker Magazine (Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals and Top 25 Festivals Worth The Entry Fee) CBS New York (Best Film Festivals in New York...) The Hollywood Reporter BuzzFeed PIX News New York 1 AM New York And more.

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