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Episode 1 Excerpt: Everybody Wants Their Mule

A Black republican pushes back against Tunde’s case for reparations. This conversation was filmed in 2019 with proprietors of New Orleans’ now-defunct Pythian Market.

Hard To Swallow is now available to stream via @firsthandfilms_official / link in bio.

Music: @sevwave

@fordfoundation • @popcollab • @sffilm • @thegotham

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📽️ This Friday at The Esquire: Catch the free screening of HARD TO SWALLOW followed by Q+A with filmmakers Tunde Wey + Theo Schear. Register with the link in our bio.

Location: Esquire Theatre, 320 Ludlow Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220
Date: Friday, March 27, 2026
Time: 7 p.m.

This screening is a part of Altered States, a day-long symposium that will consider how contemporary art is made, seen, and contested in current fluctuating states of power.

Presented with the Great Meadows Foundation
Presenting partners: Taft Museum of Art, The Devou Good Foundation, Taft Research Center, University of Cincinnati, and Niehoff Center for Film and Media Studies

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Proud to present this extraordinary series with Tunde Wey, chef, fighting colonialism and capitalism with Nigerian food:

HARD TO SWALLOW @hardtoswallow.tv by Tunde Wey @from_lagos & Theo Schear @theoschear

with
Reem Assil @reem.assil
Deniese Davis @msdeniese
Mike Duggan @michaeleduggan
Heard Dat Kitchen @_hearddat_
Dr. Howard Conyers @howardconyers_phd
Syrena Johnson @chefsyrena

A poetic food show chronicling the life and perspective of Nigerian chef / writer Tunde Wey. The edgy series recounts Wey’s explosive career while building a critique of the social structures that disenfranchise Black peoples globally.

Find out more via the link in our story.

#Food #Chef #Foodseries #BlackLivesMatter #BlackVoices #TundeWey #RepresentationMatters #SocialJustice #Equality #AfricanCuisine #CultureThroughFood #FoodAndIdentity #NewOrleans #Detroit #Cannes #US #FirstHandFilms #Documentary #Series

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〽️ ALUMNI FEATURE 〽️ We are excited to feature FTVM Alum Theo Schear (‘14). Theo’s show Hard To Swallow, a poetic food docuseries chronicling the life and perspective of Nigerian chef, writer, and artist Tunde Wey. Essayistic and experimental, the series recounts Wey’s explosive career while building critique of the social structures that disenfranchise Black people globally. The 6-part docuseries premiered at CANNESERIES and SeriesFest in the spring of 2024 and will be released in 2025/2026.

Theo learned much of what I know from the amazing folks at FTVM (Screen Arts & Cultures back then) 💛💙

Congratulations, Theo on this amazing achievement!!

Photo Credits: Joonbug, Alexandreda Veiga, Theo Schear
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#ftvm #alumni #michiganalumni #feature #film #umich #uofm

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We look forward to seeing you today, Saturday, July 12th, 7 – 9 PM at the Harris Theater for the screening of HARD TO SWALLOW: A Food Show Not About Food! This provocative docuseries chronicles the life of Nigerian chef, writer, and artist Tunde Wey. Join us for the screening and panel discussion with Tunde and filmmaker Theo Schear, moderated by multimedia artist Njaimeh Njie.

Co-presented by ALMA | LEWIS and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust in conjunction with the exhibition ALL STARS: A Constellation of 10 Resident Artists.

Saturday, July 12th from 7:00 – 9:00 PM
$5 | Location: Harris Theater, 809 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Image Credits:

Photo still from Episode 1 THIS IS BLACK PEOPLE’S SHIT (Pilot) Los Angeles Test Screening in 2024, Photo by Tyler Aryai.

Cincinnati Test Screening in 2024, Photo by Mary Balog. Chicago KTQ Labs Screening in 2024, Photo by Chan C. Smith.

New Mexico Test Screening in 2023, Photo by Theo Schear.

New York Test Screening in 2023, Photographer unknown. Los Angeles Test Screening in 2024, Photo by Tyler Aryai.

Los Angeles Test Screening in 2024, Photo by Tyler Aryai.

Hard to Swallow CANNESERIES Premiere in 2024, Photo by Camila Canalini.

Tunde Wey at CANNESERIES Premiere of Hard to Swallow in 2024, Photo by Gregoire Lentini.

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HARD TO SWALLOW: A Food Show Not About Food Docuseries Screening & Conversation
Join us this Saturday, July 12th from 7:00 – 9:00pm at the Harris Theater for the screening of Hard to Swallow: A Food Show Not About Food, a poetic food show chronicling the life and perspective of Nigerian chef and writer Tunde Wey. Essayistic and experimental, the series recounts Wey’s explosive career while building a critique of the social structures that disenfranchise Black peoples globally. The 6-part docuseries premiered at CANNESERIES and SeriesFest in the spring of 2024 and will be released in 2025.
The screening will feature the pilot, episode 5 and the season finale (30 mins each) followed by a panel discussion with Wey and documentary filmmaker Theo Schear, moderated by multimedia artist Njaimeh Njie.

Co-presented by ALMA | LEWIS and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust in conjunction with the exhibition ALL STARS: A Constellation of 10 Resident Artists.

Location: Harris Theater: 809 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Cost: $5.00
Visit the link in our bio for more information.

Image Credit:
Hard to Swallow poster created by Theo Schear.
Tunde Wey at Hard to Swallow CANNESERIES, Premiere in 2024. Photo by Grégoire Lentini.
Theo Schear. Courtesy of the artist.
Njaimeh Njie. Courtesy of the artist.

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HARD TO SWALLOW: A Food Show Not About Food Docuseries Screening & Conversation

Join us Saturday, July 12th from 7:00 – 9:00pm at the Harris Theater for the screening of Hard to Swallow: A Food Show Not About Food, a poetic food show chronicling the life and perspective of Nigerian chef and writer Tunde Wey. Essayistic and experimental, the series recounts Wey’s explosive career while building a critique of the social structures that disenfranchise Black peoples globally. The 6-part docuseries premiered at CANNESERIES and SeriesFest in the spring of 2024 and will be released in 2025.
The screening will feature the pilot, episode 5 and the season finale (30 mins each) followed by a panel discussion with Wey and documentary filmmaker Theo Schear, moderated by multimedia artist Njaimeh Njie.

Co-presented by ALMA | LEWIS and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust in conjunction with the exhibition ALL STARS: A Constellation of 10 Resident Artists.

Location: Harris Theater: 809 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Cost: $5.00
Visit the link in our bio for more information.

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We won Best Direction in the Unscripted section at @seriesfest last year. Tunde is shy about it so I had to flex a little extra (for promotional purposes). Big thank you to @nicolearaxie and @fclairetaylor for making our North America premiere so special, and huge shoutout to @j.jrl and the JC Penney Studios team in Hayward, CA.

Content descriptions:

1. Tunde seeing the award for the first time in Cambridge, MA.
2. Theo at JC Penney Studios in Hayward, CA.
3. The audience questions for Theo at SeriesFest last year in Denver, CO.
4. Theo at JC Penney Studios in Hayward, CA again.
5. Jury Statement in @thewrap

Footage: @amelia.alemayehu, @itsdelacratic, @steveschear and @seriesfest

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Everyone is red-carpet-ready for day 2 of SeriesFest: Season 10! 🔥

🤳 @paigemiltenberger

#redcarpet #creators #panels #living

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B is for Bless the team !! Especially the creators/co-directors @theoschear @from_lagos 🌟

CANNESERIES 2024 @hardtoswallow.tv

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bless the team @hardtoswallow.tv

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