Films from Past Years
/ Dish: Women, Waitressing, and the Art of ServiceDocumentary Feature | Canada | 2010 | 68 min | Website
Director: Maya Gallus
Delving into North American classic diners, the “sexy restos of Montreal,” Paris’s haute eateries and Tokyo’s fantasy “maid bars,” we are given an insider’s look at gender, power, and the art of service, revealing the fantasies and desires that customers project onto female servers including substitute wife/girlfriend/personal servant. Why do women bring your food at local diners, while in high-end establishments waiters are almost always men? Former waitress and award-winning director Maya Gallus dines out and dishes the dirt with waitresses, restaurant owners, and maitre d’s about the demands of the job
