Angel F. Mendez-Montoya

The Sacred Foodways of Film

Arts & Literature

“In The Sacred Foodways of Film, Antonio Sison evokes, provokes, and nourishes our theological imagination with a diversity of films containing food imagery charged with visceral power. He transforms the current so-called 'foodie revolution'--within the field of global cinema--into a rich and complex theological feast. By theologically engaging films with a food motif, Sison exquisitely re-narrates the numerous radical gestures of Jesus' acts of feeding the hungry and his welcoming all human communities into a scared and inclusive banquet. Sison invites us to savor an excellent menu of foodways-oriented cinematic expressions, turning them into food for thought, and making us aware of both our mundane/bodily and sacred/spiritual appetite.”