Interview: Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw Talk The Truffle Hunters (Exclusive)
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The poster for writer-directors-producers-cinematographers Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw’s documentary, ‘The Truffle Hunters.’
Celebrating a long cherished passion in a community that’s struggling to protect its fragile land and a way of life is more important now more than ever in a world that’s forever been changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The group of select men who have been guided by a secret culture and training that’s been passed down through generations, as they hunt for the rare and expensive white Alba truffle, is highlighted in the new documentary, ‘The Truffle Hunters.’
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While the fact the group has no Black members was briefly addressed during the show, almost immediately the activist group Time’s Up released a statement calling for more concrete action.
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As Stacy Perman subsequently reported, the HFPA explored the possibility of hiring a diversity consultant last year, but opted not to.
Nevertheless, the show did go on, and an unquestionable highlight was Jane Fonda’s riveting speech in accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award.
“Let’s all of us make an effort to expand that tent, so that everyone rises and everyone’s story has a chance to be seen and heard,” she said. “I mean, doing this simply means acknowledging what’s true, being in step with the emerging diversity that’s happening because of all those who marched and fought in the past and those who picked up the baton today. After all, art has always been no
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This image released by Sony Pictures Classics shows a scene from The Truffle Hunters. (Sony Pictures Classics via AP) March 03, 2021 - 5:15 PM
You ve got to love a movie that credits its dogs before it does its executive producers.
âThe Truffle Hunters, Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershawâs exquisitely charming documentary about old Italian men who scavenge truffles and the dogs they re bound to, lists the canines with the appropriate respect in the end credits. Birba. Biri. Charlie. Fiona. Nina. Titina. Yari. These are some of the stars of âTruffle Hunters, a profoundly lovely movie that delights in the noble scavengers of a dog-eat-dog world.