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Encounters 2006

The Lunch Date

Adam DavisonUnited States10 min

Director Adam Davidson made The Lunch Date while he was a student at New york's Columbia University. The film went on to become a worldwide success, winning the Palme d'Or and an Oscar. The film explores ideas about fear and stereotyping through the story of a well-to-do white woman who is forced to confront her prejudice while stranded in a train station.