31ST ANNUAL CUCALORUS FILM FESTIVAL
presents
German Soul
FRI · NOVEMBER 21 · 2025 · 7:45 PM · THALIAN RED
German Soul
Justin Robinson, D.L. Anderson
Friday, Nov. 21 / 7:45 PM / Thalian Red
GERMAN SOUL is a work-in-progress live documentary experience that radically re-examines the origins of Southern food and Black identity. Driven by a lifelong "sensitive stomach" and a nagging family mystery, Grammy-winning musician and ethnobotanist Justin Robinson embarks on a personal quest for culinary truth. His journey shatters assumptions, as he discovers West African food soothes him while a DNA test uncovers a surprising German ancestor, revealing dishes like country-fried steak are far from uniquely Southern.
This multi-sensory performance blends film, live narration, and music to pose a profound question: was “soul food” born of creativity or culinary coercion?
