ComingSoon is debuting an exclusive clip from The Truffle Hunters, a documentary film directed and produced by Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw. The movie is available now on Digital, Blu-ray, and DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (order your copy here).
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The clip comes from the bonus featurette The Story of The Truffle Hunters featuring the filmmakers as they discuss how they “entered the storybook world of truffle hunting and embraced the fantastic personalities behind the culinary quests.”
Check out the exclusive clip below:
“Deep in the forests of Piedmont, Italy, a handful of men, seventy or eighty years young, hunt for the rare and expensive white Alba truffle—which to date has resisted all of modern science’s efforts at cultivation,” reads the official documentary synopsis. “They’re guided by a secret culture and training passed down through generations, as well as by the noses of their cherished and expertly trained dogs. They live a simpler, slower way of life, in harmony with their loyal animals and their picture-perfect land, seemingly straight out of a fairy tale. They’re untethered to cell phone screens or the Internet, opting instead to make their food and drink by hand and prioritizing in-person connections and community.
“The demand for white truffles increases year after year, even as the supply decreases. As a result of climate change, deforestation, and the lack of young people taking up the mantle, the truffle hunters’ secrets are more coveted than ever. However, as it soon becomes clear, these aging men may just hold something much more valuable than even this prized delicacy: the secret to a rich and meaningful life.”
The Truffle Hunters was an Official Selection at Sundance Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, New York Film Festival, and Toronto International Film Festival.
Executive producers include Luca Guadagnino, Matthew Perniciaro, Michael Sherman, Lance Acord, Sam Brisbee, Wendy Neu, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Regina K. Scully, Patty Quillin, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Melony Lewis, Adam Lewis, Leslie Berriman, Nion McEvoy, Cameron O’Reilly, Jim Swartz, Susan Swartz, Lynda Weinman, Bruce Heavin, and Jamie Wolf.
