Chef Flynn
Whether hitting a curveball or creating haute cuisine, there is something fascinating about watching a precocious talent at work.
Chef Flynn
While many of his peers were still playing with toy cars, Flynn McGarry was creating remarkable gastronomic delights at his home in Studio City, California. Enjoying unwavering support from his mother Meg, an artist who documented every step of his distinctive journey, he devoted himself entirely to his creative passion. Flynn loved to prepare elaborate dinners for friends and family and soon became known as the “Teen Chef,” establishing his own supper club at age 12 and being featured in a New York Times Magazine cover story at age 15. Before he was 16, he had staged in top restaurants in Los Angeles, New York, and Europe. But critics soon emerged who challenged Flynn’s rapid ascent in the culinary world, threatening to distract him from his dream. Pairing Meg's exhaustive home videos with intimate vérité footage, director Cameron Yates (The Canal Street Madam) creates a collage of Flynn’s singular focus and one-of-a-kind childhood. The result is a uniquely comprehensive portrait of a young star’s rise as seen from the inside.
Genre
Documentary,
Food
Runtime
83
Language
English
Director
Cameron Yates
FEATURED REVIEW
Alan Scherstuhl, L.A. Weekly
Cameron Yates’ intimate doc 'Chef Flynn' is part celebration, part experiment, part cautionary tale, part drama of coming-of-age singular. Above all that, it’s a mother’s story, with Yates following not just Flynn McGarry but also Meg McGarry, a filmmaker herself, who has been documenting for years ...
Played at
Playhouse 7 11.24.18 - 12.02.18
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