DIRECTORS / JULIE COHEN & BETSY WEST

The life and legacy of Julia Child, legendary cookbook author and television superstar who changed the way Americans think about food, television, and even about women. Using never-before-seen archival footage, personal photos, first-person narratives, and cutting-edge, mouth-watering food cinematography, the film traces Julia's 12 year struggle to create and publish the revolutionary Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961) and her rapid ascent to become the country’s most unlikely television star. It’s the empowering story of a woman who found her purpose – and her fame – at 50, and took America along on the whole delicious journey.