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Q&A with directors Mark Becker and Jennifer Grausman

WED NIGHT STF WINTER SEASON SPECIAL - Prior to the official kick-off of the Winter Season in January, STF is slipping in this tasty treat of a sneak preview from the good folks at Participant Media. This doc has been thrilling audiences since its premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival.

Three seniors at Philadelphia’s Frankford High School find an unlikely champion in the kitchen of Wilma Stephenson. A legend in the school system, Mrs. Stephenson’s hilariously blunt boot-camp method of teaching Culinary Arts is validated by years of scholarship success. Against the backdrop of the row homes of working-class Philadelphia, she has helped countless students reach the top culinary schools in the country. And under her fierce direction, the usual distractions of high school are swept aside as Erica, Dudley and Fatoumata prepare to achieve beyond what anyone else expects from them. 

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