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    SHELF LIFE

    Directed by Ian Cheney
    USA/Japan/Switzerland/Georgia/England/Egypt/Spain/Wales | 76 minutes | California Premiere | True Stories

Film Festival 2025

Take a quirky, globe-trotting journey through the world of cheese, and explore the craft of aging and its surprising parallels to human life. Eclectic – and eccentric – cheesemakers and mongers reflect on mortality and the art of perfection in this philosophical culinary delight.

Film Inspired Dinner scheduled at Eight4Nine Restaurant on Wednesday, January 9th. Seperate ticket neccessary. Check here for availability


film details

Director: Ian Cheney
Producers: Robyn Metcalfe, Meredith DeSalazar, Manette Pottle, Rebecca Taylor, Julia de Guzman
Cinematographers: Ezra Wolfinger
Editor: Natasha Bedu, Ian Cheney
Music: Ben Fries, Simon Beins
Cast: James Stillwaggon, Mary Quicke, Alisha Norris Jones, Ana Mikadze-Chikvaidze, Galina Inasaridze
Country: USA/Japan/Switzerland/Georgia/England/Egypt/Spain/Wales
Language: In English and Arabic, English, French, Georgian, Japanese with English subtitles
Year: 2024
Running Time: 76 minutes
Premiere Status: California Premiere
Director Filmography: The Arc of Oblivion (2023), The Most Unknown (2018), The Search for General Tso (2014), The City Dark (2011), The Greening of Southie (2008)
Awards: Best Cinematography, Documentary Category, Tribeca Film Festival
Primary Company: Wicked Delicate Films
Contact Email: meredith@wondercollaborative.org
Website: https://www.wickedelicate.com/shelf-life-2024

Film Festival 2025