Ron Howard on His Documentary About the Lifesaving Work of José Andrés: "This Subject Is the Most Important I Have Ever Dealt With."

quotUltimately it39s about volunteerismquot Howard pictured at top told MediaVillage during a postscreening interview at Andramp233s39 Little Spain restaurant in New York City quotJosamp233 is the alpha volunteer we are focused on His achievements are proof that individuals can find a way through activismquotAndramp233s pictured below is as close to a superhero as men get so it should come as no surprise that Howard one of Hollywood39s top directors and producers would take notice We Feed People chronicles the efforts of Andramp233s and his World Central Kitchen team who for years have been showing up to feed victims of disasters both natural and manmade no matter where they are They somehow come up with food then cook and deliver healthy meals to people suffering the ravages of floods fires earthquakes and war Desperate folks who find themselves without shelter and have no idea where their next meal is coming from regularly find Andramp233s in a Tshirt and utility vest swooping inLike so many of us Howard was already impressed by Andramp233s Nat Geo was also interested in him Howard noted but it took some convincing for the chef to say yes to the sort of deep dive Howard achieves as director Once Andramp233s consented Howard had a wonderful subject and nothing was offlimitsquotThis subject is the most important and most immediate I have ever dealt withquot Howard said quotThis is not just approaching or being entertained by an achievement We have a call to action We are telling people to reach out to wckorgquotHoward oversaw roughly 1000 hours of footage culled into the 87minute long film Andramp233s was an excellent subject he did not stop the cameras even the one time he lost his patience A volunteer had given someone asking for food her share but out of turn Andramp233s who understands that systems need to be established and followed or chaos ensues later apologized to the volunteer and the woman for raising his voice That though is the worst of him stressed exhausted and still feeding the hungry So basically Andramp233s39 worst moments are what we should all aspire toStill many people would have tried to have that scene deleted quotIt was important to show Josamp23339s emotional vulnerability the wear and tearquot Howard explained quotHe was okay with that If he had asked for me to take it out I am sure that I would have thought long and hard about it But he didn39tquotInstead Andramp233s allowed himself to be shown precisely as what he is a loving husband dad and nurturer The miraculous part is that World Central Kitchen and Andramp233s accomplish what governments can39t or won39t While bureaucrats fritter away time establishing ad hoc committees and making life more complicated Andramp233s actsquotI am good at figuring out that big problems have very simple solutionsquot Andramp233s says in the filmThe gripping documentary opens with shots of floods and cars bobbing on what had been highways the day before The film never succumbs to misery theater which would be so easy to do when people39s lives have been wrecked It shows the devastation most of it caused by severe weather a result of the climate crisis Andramp233s and his evergrowing army of volunteers find kitchens and start cooking They also learn what locals like and cater to wherever they areIt39s impossible to watch this film and not want to help chop cook serve and feed those left with nothing Howard laughed as he recalled losing his staff39s time to Andramp233s They were helping him unload cartons from trucks and Howard had to remind them to keep the cameras runningAndramp233s is so without ego or pretension about his work that he does not have a title at World Central Kitchen He gives his name to a reporter at a flood as quotJosamp233 just Josamp233quotFrom the 70 magnitude earthquake in Haiti in 2010 to fires and floods worldwide Andramp233s continues to consistently chase the devastation with food An enthusiastic largerthanlife character he is one of those exceptionally rare people who has made a global impactWe Feed People streams on Disney on Friday May 27Click the social buttons to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writers

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