SeriesFest: Season 11 • April 30–May 4, 2025 • Denver, CO

Hard To Swallow

United States / Nigeria | Unscripted | 30m | North American Premiere | English, Spanish, Yoruba | English Closed Captions

A poetic food show building a critique of structures that disenfranchise Black peoples globally while recounting the explosive work of chef Tunde Wey.

Creator: Tunde Wey, Theo Schear
Director: Tunde Wey, Theo Schear
Producer: Tunde Wey, Theo Schear
Writer: Tunde Wey
Editor: Theo Schear
Cinematographer: Theo Schear, Benjamin J. Friedman, Light Oriye, Yinka Babalola, Jeremy Brockman, Ethan Payne
Cast: Tunde Wey
Composer: Sheena Dham, Suzanne Ciani, Zakiya Mowat, Sandra Lawson-Ndu, Rooms, Bola Chinelo, TV on the Radio, Theo Martins, Sydney Torrence, Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith