IFC Films Acquires Doc ‘Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles’ From ‘City of Gold’ Director
Also Read: The New Look of Documentary Film in a Coronavirus WorldThe documentary was produced by Steve Robillard and Mohamed AlRafi and executive produced by Paula Manzanedo-Schmit and Original Productions’ Jeff Hasler, Ernie Avila, and Brian Lovett.Also appearing in the documentary is the mastermind of the “cronut” Dominique Ansel, and together he and Ottolenghi position their Met event as both an expression and critique of excess. Several centuries ago in Versailles, the royal family lived in public to help broadcast the country’s splendor and wealth.