Social
Media-Driven 'Chef' Movie Is
Tribeca Film Festival Darling
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A story about how delicate and powerful the social-media world can be for both growing and squashing a business was awarded the audience choice award for Best Narrative at the 2014
Tribeca Film Festival on Saturday night.
Written and directed by Jon Favreau (
Swingers),
Chef made its New York debut this week at the festival, and features a cast of Hollywood heavy hitters including Favreau, Sofia Vergara, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, John Leguizamo and Dustin Hoffman.
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Social media serves as a significant character throughout the film. **t only does it advance the plot (and is also responsible for some of the film's peaks and valleys of success), it also captures today's culture and what's needed to get a startup business off the ground.
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