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The latest feature length documentary from Zero Point Zero Films Fries! The Movie will debut at the Tribeca Film Festival in April.

Malcolm Gladwell and Chrissy Teigen join an international cast of characters celebrating their love of french fries through reverence and humor, told through intimate and real discussions with historians, connoisseurs, chefs, and obsessives all over the world. In a world full of strife and distrust, a modern era where truths and lies intermingle in ways making them nearly impossible to sort, and in the best of times or the worst of times there was, and always will be, one thing we can all agree on…it’s easy to find comfort in a fry.

The film is directed by Michael Steed the Emmy and James Beard Award-winning creator of the acclaimed series The Mind of a Chef. His recent work is seen on Netflix’s My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman and CNN’s Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. Producers on the film are Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Chrissy Teigen, Rob Sheard, Jared Andrukanis and Kelly Mullen.

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In late December, China alerted the World Health Organization to several cases of pneumonia in the port city of Wuhan. After ruling out the SARS virus, it was determined on January 7 that the cause of the illnesses was a new coronavirus, which is in the same family as SARS.

By January 22, the day Pandemic debuted on Netflix, the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak had risen to 17 with more than 550 infections—and those numbers have been climbing ever since.

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New York Times best-selling author Chrissy Teigen and her production company Suit & Thai Productions have signed on to produce FRIES! The Movie, the feature-length documentary film directed by Emmy-winner Michael Steed (“My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman”, “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown”, “The Mind of a Chef”).

In addition to her producing role, Teigen will be featured in the documentary and share her fanatical love for the fried potato.  Also, participating in the spirited documentary alongside Teigen are best-selling author and host of the hit podcast “Revisionist History” Malcolm Gladwell, world-renowned Michelin Star chef Eric Ripert, and founder and president of the Museum of Food and Drink Dave Arnold. The documentary also tracks Sir Kensington’s co-founder Scott Norton as he attempts to develop the perfect frozen French fry.

Zero Point Zero co-founders Christopher Collins and Lydia Tenaglia are producing the documentary along with Teigen; as well as Zero Point Zero’s Rob Sheard, Jared Andrukanis, and Unilever Entertainment’s Kelly Mullen. Unilever Entertainment’s Giles Morrison is an executive producer. FRIES! The Movie is co-directed by Emmy nominated producer Gillian Brown (“Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown”, “The Mind of a Chef”, “Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent”; “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”).

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Zac Efron is set to venture deep into the jungle on a remote island for a new series titled “Killing Zac Efron” “Killing Zac Efron” will see the actor go “off the grid” on this island for 21 days with nothing but basic gear and a guide partner.

Efron is executive producing the series which hails from his Ninjas Runnin’ Wild banner and Zero Point Zero. Jason Barrett and Michael Simkin are executive producing for Ninjas Runnin’ Wild. Chris Collins and Lydia Tenaglia will EP for Zero Point Zero.

“We are excited to partner with Quibi on this new mobile experience to bring the audience on a wild, one-of-a-kind immersive journey into Zac’s world as he travels through remote locations in search of adventure,” said Tenaglia.

The series is one of dozens of series in the works at Quibi, which is slated to launch on April 6, 2020.

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Stream on Netflix starting November 27th.

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Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville will direct and produce a documentary about the late Anthony Bourdain for CNN Films, HBO Max and Focus Features.

Lydia Tenaglia and Christopher Collins, founders of Zero Point Zero will be consulting producers on the project.

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Zero Point Zero founders Lydia Tenaglia and Chris Collins join Chris O’Falt on IndieWire’s Filmmaker Toolkit Podcast to take a deep dive into their collaboration with Anthony Bourdain and the production of the iconic series.

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Julie Hinds from the Detroit Free Press explores where the Zero Point Zero produced limited series based on “Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story,” the acclaimed 2015 book by Pulitzer winner David Maraniss stands.

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