Eat With Me

Product Description The award-winning Eat With Me, is a charming comedy-drama about a mother and her gay son who heal, connect and grow together as the son's Chinese restaurant faces foreclosure. As gay chef Elliot (Teddy Chen Culver) tries to find new love with handsome blue-eyed Brit Ian (Aidan Bristow), perhaps his newly-separated mother (Sharon Omi) will find her way towards acceptance of her son as well. Eat With Me also features a terrific turn from Nicole Sullivan (TV's 'Family Guy') as Elliot's hilarious neighbor and a special appearance by George Takei (Star Trek).This auspicious directorial debut from David Au offers a fresh take on life, love and food in the heart of Los Angeles through a deliciously emotional and redemptive story. Review Independent Film Gems Have Encore Screenings After Thanksgiving Kevin Thomas, Examiner.com On Thursday, Dec. 4, another Frameline gem is screening in San Francisco - "Eat With Me." If you're broke from holiday shopping, don't worry as this 7pm screening at the Roxie Theater is free. This wonderful, funny and touching film was well received at the Frameline Film Festival and the buzz has not stopped. "Eat With Me" follows a trend of films in 2014 with food being one of the main focuses. Like "Chef" and "The Hundred Foot Journey," this movie embraces food and should appeal to everyone who is a foodie. It's the story of a man whose Chinese restaurant isn't doing very well and then his mother comes to stay with him and ignites a passion in him to make better food, which inspires him to think outside the box. Oh, and he's gay. Didn't mention it earlier as it's so refreshing that a "gay" movie doesn't make the entire film about being gay. Being gay doesn't completely define any of us - and it doesn't define this movie either. Even fans of quality films that perhaps aren't keen on a gay subplot might make an exception with this well-told story. --Examiner.com Finds from the Festival - Gary Kramer One of the highlights at the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival this weekend is writer/director David Au s Eat with Me. This undemanding, low-budget charmer has Emma (Sharon Omi) leaving her husband and moving in with her gay son, Elliot (Teddy Chen Culver). Emma is reluctant to talk about her marital crisis with her son, which is fine, because Elliot has trouble talking to his intense mother. Over the course of this poignant comedy-drama, both Emma and Elliot learn to drop their rigid defenses and each step out of their comfort zones. She takes some ecstasy (albeit accidentally) with Elliot s wacky neighbor (Nicole Sullivan) and befriends gay icon George Takei (playing himself). Meanwhile, Elliot finds himself attracted to Ian (Aiden Bristow), a handsome musician. Eat with Me is not deep, but it is enjoyable and perfectly suitable for sons and mothers. --Philadelphia Gay News About the Actor SHARON OMI as EMMA SHARON OMI works in theatre, film, and television, appearing in plays at the Ahmanson, Mark Taper Forum, South Coast Repertory, American Conservatory Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, and East West Players, among many others. She most recently performed in ELEKTRA at The Getty Villa, NO NO BOY at the Miles Memorial Theatre and BLOOD WEDDING at the Odyssey Theatre. She had the good fortune of working with David Au in his short film FRESH LIKE STRAWBERRIES and has also appeared in the films REMOVAL, PROM, CONSTANTINE, SPIDERMAN 3, 50 FIRST DATES, YELLOW, TERMINAL USA and ONLY THE BRAVE. Her television credits include, MODERN FAMILY, THE BIG BANG THEORY, SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER, LOVE BITES, SOUTHLAND, BOSTON LEGAL, among others. TEDDY CHEN CULVER as ELLIOT Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Teddy Chen Culver excelled in athletics before pursing the Dramatic Arts. He passed on Collegiate Baseball Scholarships to attend Cornell University, where he nurtured a passion for acting, leading to starring roles in film and TV shows including ABC s FLASH FORWARD , NBC s THE EVENT and LAW & ORDER: LA , FOX s HOUSE and most recently recurring on ABC s "GENERAL HOSPITAL". As Writer/Director/Actor, Teddy s film The Boxer (Co-Directed with David Au) won the GRAND PRIZE for SPIKE TV s / CAPE Digital Shorts contest for his film. AIDAN BRISTOW as IAN Aidan was born in Preston, England, and grew up in Perth Australia before making the US his home. He went to the College of William & Mary where he studied Finance and successfully got a job offer working on Wall Street with JP Morgan Chase. Film and Cinema have always been a love for Aidan as kid, and although he wasn t sure he wanted to be an Actor he knew his path didn t involve working 100 hour weeks in a bank. Upon coming to LA, he first interned in the finance department of Revelations Entertainment where he worked on film budgets. All the while, he pursued student films and went on auditions for small films. He took it upon himself to get training and has studied with David Giella, Larry Moss, Aar
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Author/Artist:David Au|Sharon Omi|Nicole Sullivan|Ken Narasaki|Aidan Bristow|Edward Chen|Jamila Alina|Scott Keiji Takeda|Burt Grinstead|Sam Gibney|Chris Moseman|Carlos Naranjo|George Takei|Michelle Ehlen|Joyce Liu
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