Freep Film Festival: Coldwater Kitchen

USA/2022-directed by Brian Kaufman and Mark Kurlyandchik

For 30 years, soft-spoken chef Jimmy Lee Hill has run a highly regarded culinary training program out of a prison in Coldwater, Mich., offering incarcerated men a renewed sense of purpose through the craft of fine dining while demonstrating the life-changing potential that trust and compassion can offer the incarcerated. This will be the Michigan premiere of Coldwater Kitchen and opening night of the festival.

Freep Film Festival celebrates its milestone 10th year bringing the best in documentaries to Detroit. The 2023 festival, which will be held April 26-30, will feature five days of programming at the Detroit Film Theatre including its opening night film. Screenings will include conversations with filmmakers and people featured in the films.

The festival’s focus is on documentaries with strong connections to Detroit or Michigan or films that resonate strongly with Midwest communities. For a complete list of the festival schedule go to freepfilmfestival.com