""Meals can connect us to the land, preserve traditions and create a space for community.""
""Originally, I wasn't going to have any VO or narration, but I realized very quickly that if I was talking about emotion and more complex stories, animation was such a crucial part, as well as voiceovers.""
""The first episode focuses on food as a legacy, the second on food as a form of service and giving back to the community, and the third act is the future of food.""
""I took more inspiration from the live performances staged by Pop-Up Magazine, spotlighting someone's story tied to a larger theme.""
Meals That Made Us is a docuseries that premieres at CAAMFest 2026, featuring three episodes that redefine the concept of a meal. Filmmaker Nisha Balaram travels the Bay Area, exploring how meals connect individuals to the land, preserve cultural traditions, and create community spaces. The series employs a cinéma vérité style, with subjects filmed in familiar settings and enhanced by animations. Each episode focuses on themes such as food as legacy, service, and the future of food, moving away from traditional food shows to a more narrative-driven format.
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