Watch Historian and Professor of History Frederick Douglass Opie in the New PBS Documentary Soul Food Junkie Tonight on PBS at 10 pm. Here is excerpt of an interview with Film Maker Bryon
Hurt of Soul Food Junkies. What led you
to make this film? My dad’s obesity and eating habits concerned me for
years. When he got sick with pancreatic cancer, I automatically looked at his
eating habits and lifestyle as the cause. I also saw how difficult it was for
him to change his eating habits and give up eating certain foods that were high
in fat and calories, so I decided to make Soul Food Junkies to
explore the subject of soul food and black people’s connection to this cuisine.
What scene in the film especially moved you?
The scene of my father – who was ill at
that time – giving a toast to my wife and me at our wedding reception. Following
scene there is a long shot of him and my sister walking away on the beach on
Hilton Head Island just before we learn that he died from pancreatic cancer. I
cried like a baby. What has the audience
response been so far? Positive, I sat in one screening where an elderly
black woman talked throughout the entire movie saying, “Yep!” “That’s right!”
“Uh huh.” “That’s exactly right!” That was particularly gratifying to me. It
meant I hit the nail right on the head.
Soul Food Junkies Press Release and List of Participants:
http://www.itvs.org/films/soul-food-junkies/photos-and-press-kit
Watch Soul Food Junkies in Your
Area: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/broadcast.html
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