About this episode

In this episode, film director Warwick Thornton shares his unique perspective on food and storytelling.

"I splash around fish sauce willy-nilly, like cologne" - Warwick Thornton In this episode of Three Food Memories, you'll meet film director Warwick Thornton. You'll know him for his magnificent and heart-wrenching storytelling in movies such as Samson & Delilah, The New Boy, and his latest film Wolfram. What you may not know is that he is an undeniable, dinky-di foodie. So much so that he chose not to share food memories in advance of his chat with Savva, but instead inv...

People in this episode

Host: Savva Savas

Guest: Warwick Thornton

Topics covered

• food memories
• film direction
• storytelling
• cuisine
• personal anecdotes

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Samson & Delilah, The New Boy, Wolfram

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