It was great to have a chat with Ed Porter. He is a man with many talents who today surprises us with a short documentary about how we eat. This conversation is the result of that interview.
1. Where did you grow up and when did your interest for cinema begin?
I was born in Mount Vernon, New York and raised in The Bronx. Movies were always fascinating to me , I have always had a fondness for how the visual and audible merged to effectively evoke emotion.
2. (What) Are (some of the) influences in your work?
I approach the film process in much of the way I do both music and food, with the ultimate end goal at the front of mind but leaving space for those moments that can naturally occur.
3. What were your film studies?
I guess in a lot of ways I’ve been studying film my entire life, although I have not in any formal capacity thus far. I have always been a fan of motion pictures since as early as I can remember. I would memorize lines from television shows and movies as if they were personal monologues. Like my first two loves music and food, film transports the willing participant to a place that affects them uniquely and personally.
4. Are you interested in cinema as a business, as art, or some form of activism?
As a creative everything that I do is merely a form of, self expression; artist create art primarily because that is just what we do, and secondly with the hopes that even just one other person will appreciate it. Being an entrepreneur I also understand the business side of things and as long as my art is created for the sake of art first I believe monetizing it will come.
5. What was the job that gave you the most satisfaction?
The job that gives me the most satisfaction is being a father, I have been blessed with the care of six amazing souls who are all very unique in their own ways. The joy that I get from being able to watch them grow over the years is my greatest joy.
6. Tell me how you finance your movies.
The Food That Fuels was 100% self funded, let me state that this is not a sustainable business model, however I believed in this project so much that I was willing to risk making this film on my dime when I could not secure funding to make it.
7. Is there anything about “The Food That Fuels” that you need to explain?
Honestly my hopes for this installment of The Food That Fuels is to be a catalyst to start a conversation about what farming should and can look like for everyone involved going forward, how to inject enthusiastic young minds into the world of agriculture and educating the customer to be partners with farmers near and far by adopting best practices for the land and the planet at large.
8. Are you a gourmet food or health food activist?
I wouldn’t consider myself to be an activist of any kind, however because my path in life has been that of a cook I am rooted in the spirit of service, also in my opinion with my background being what it is I believe even the most esteemed chef would agree that without the passionate and knowledgeable farmer their significance would be lost.
9. What are you working on right now?
Most do not know this but The Food That Fuels was envisioned as a docuseries, my plan is to secure strategic partnerships that will enable my production company to continue on the path of bringing these stories to life.
10. Do you have a feature film project?
Not at the moment but I would loved to venture into that world when the right starts align.
11. What are your goals in cinema?
I simply want to tell pure, honest, thought provoking stories that show a perspective that either has not been shared or that has been under appreciated.
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