Pho the People

Independent documentary

Winner of “Best of the NW” at the Bend Film Festival, 2021

This film follows Maryam Tu and her social justice food project, Pho the People, that she operates out of her home in Portland, Oregon. This film was created as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter uprising around the U.S. The story captures Tu, a first-generation Vietnamese American, navigating her identity, race, and devotion to her community during a time of isolation and racial unrest. Pho the People explores cultural reclamation, resilience and activism through food.