Add one part interpretation, 2 parts intent, stir and let simmer. Caution, results may vary: one woman discovers that a recipe is not necessarily the sum of its ingredients. The theme of RECIPE is communication. The project explores the nature of language and the possibility for miscommunication between the speaker and the listener. Recipe tells the story of a woman following a recipe and uses cooking as an allegory for speech. The film uses symbols as elements of language. Each ingredient is paired with a sound that gets mixed into a bowl. When the woman ingests the mixture, she distorts the sound and creates a cacophony unreflective of her original intention. RECIPE highlights the gap between intention and understanding, and leaves the viewer to construct his/her own meaning from the mixture of sounds and symbols.
