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"The Cookbook" wins $40,000 production grant from The Innovation Group of CNY Arts

May 13, 2022

Film to be produced in August in Central New York

Chavata Productions, LLC and Screenwriter/Producer John Licata have been awarded a $40,000 short film grant by The Innovation Group of CNY Arts, LLC to produce The Cookbook.


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 film will be shot on location in Central New York in early August 2022.

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