Roadrunner: A Film about Anthony Bourdain

Culinary Cinema

"A sharp and vividly compelling documentary

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THE NEW YORK TIMES
  • Archive - Festival 37
  • Director: Morgan Neville
  • USA 2021
  • 118 minutes
  • English
  • Subtitles in Hebrew

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville brings his insatiable curiosity and attention to detail to the legacy of a true American icon - Anthony Bourdain. Starting with Bourdain's rise as an up-and-coming chef in NYC to his fame as a bestselling author with Kitchen Confidential to his role as an international TV star, Roadrunner captures the full span of his life.

Drawing on the vast catalog of Bourdain’s on-screen work, as well as never-aired moments, home movies, and insights from those who knew him best, Neville’s film celebrates Bourdain’s outsize personality, insatiable curiosity, deep humanity and passion for food, travel, and culture.

Filmography: Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (2018), They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead (2018), Best of Enemies (2015), 20 Feet From Stardom (2013).


  • Director Morgan Neville
  • Production Caitrin Rogers, Morgan Neville
  • Cinematography Adam Beckman
  • Editing Eileen Meyer, Aaron Wickenden
  • Music Michael Andrews
  • Festivals Tribeca, Melbourne, Karlovy Vary
  • Source Park Circus, Glasgow