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LAST MEAL

DIRECTED BY MARCUS MCKENZIE AND DANIEL PRINCIPE

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This documentary hybrid interrogates capital punishment through death row inmates’ final meal requests. Through mesmerizing cinematography, food becomes a larger than life symbol to explore the life and crimes of incarcerated individuals sentenced to death. This captivating film unveils the neglected truths of execution and legal justice. Narrated by actor Hugh Ross (Narrator of The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford). Tribeca Film Festival 2021.

Marcus McKenzie and Daniel Principe are an award-winning Australian filmmaking team working under the moniker Cinemâché. Shifting between the worlds of narrative and documentary storytelling, their work spans both film and television.

 
 

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IF.com: "Marcus McKenzie and Daniel Principe’s ‘Last Meal’ acquired by VICE Media."
Hot Springs Doc Fest: Last Meal will screen at HSDFF
Brut: "These Australian filmmakers recreated the last meals of death row inmates, and learned something surprising about Capital punishment."
The Cinema Spot: "Last Meal is a splendid yet somewhat haunting short film and documentary."
Moveable Fest: "Designed to leave a bad taste in your mouth, leading one to question human nature that glosses over how a society reacts to acts of violence by carrying out violence of its own."
Den of Cinema: Co-writer/directors Marcus McKenzie and Daniel Pricipe literally and figuratively give you food for thought regarding the ethics of capital punishment.
Breezeway Productions: Interview with the filmmakers of the short documentary, "Last Meal"
The Game of Nerds: "This captivating film unveils the neglected truths of execution and legal justice."
Film Threat: "When it comes to life and death or guilt and innocence, the debate should never end."
Youthquake: This short is a rich and sharp contrast of food imagery against hearing the harrowing crimes from some notorious serial killers.
Drink in the Movies: I found it to be a powerful short film.
Flixist: The best thing I can always say about a movie is that I want more of it, and I want more of Last Meal.
Unseen Films: LAST MEAL- what starts off as a funny piece on the condemns last meals ends up as a catch in you throat look at capital punishment. I think this will be in the Oscar mix.
Cinematic Faves: It is bold, empathetic and neatly made and should be on the watch list of all those at Tribeca.
Chicago Crusader: In this short film, Hugh Ross narrates a look at just what the condemned eat before their execution.
Unseen Films: "One of the best films at Tribeca, it’s also destined to be on the Oscar short list for next year."
Realscreen: Tribeca Online Premieres features The Last Meal