Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest

Food and Culture

Expired October 30, 2023 6:45 AM
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Mike and Jenn started Kedai Tapao in 2020 with the goal of bringing their taste of Malaysian food to Chicago. Within a few short months they succeeded in spades. Now most of their pop-ups sell out within hours. For this documentary we followed Mike and Jenn over the course of 3 days leading up to their first plated dinner pop-up service at Superkhana. The film explores the difficulties of opening and starting a pop-up business against the backdrop of a beautiful love story.


Director Biography - Ian Szetho

Trying my best to make great films in Chicago.


  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    0:18:15
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Ian Szetho
  • Executive Producer
    Eunice Wangadi, Matt Hebron
  • Cast
    Michael Alesi, Jennifer Pou Alesi
  • Cinematographer
    Music Supervisor: Trevor Bush; Colorist: Xanthe Moon Brown; Supervising Colorist: C. Ryan Stemple