Pressure Cooker Premiere

SFStation's exclusive interview with directors Jennifer Grausman and Mark Becker.

Pressure Cooker Premiere
Lumiere Theatre
August 21, 2009

"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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[lilkunta]

I watched this film yesterday (Sa12 Sep)on BET & am watching it now. It is very good.

I do wonder about how the students balanced it all. 4 ex, Erica was a cheerleader & in culinary class, how did she manage both? Same 4 Tyree. How did he do daily football practices and culinary class?

& of course Fatoumata. I get that the Afircan culture is strict, and her family is religious so that plays a role as well.

I wish all these students the best & I hope they all do spectacular.