Men Can Cook: A Sunripe 2025 IMD Short Doc
This project was built around two things: celebrating positive male role models and pushing back on the idea that the kitchen isn’t a man’s space.
It started with a statement “Men Can Cook”. The first time I heard it from
@thechef_himself on
@diaryofakitchenlover “Delicious or Disaster” show, something about it stayed with me. It felt like the kind of story that deserved to live on film, so I reached out to him. What I didn’t expect was what he told me next: that the brand
@sunripefood had been a pivotal part of his journey to becoming a chef. At that point, it wasn’t just a good story. It was the right one.
We planned, shot, and edited this in under a month. But it never felt rushed. That’s what happens when you have the right team around you.
brand:
@sunripefood
cast:
@domogbonna1 @thechef_himself
concept dev: Story Dept. By
@peeplestoryco
prod co:
@peeplestoryco
director/dp:
@bobbyokp
producer:
@doyinsola.esther
gaffer: gabriel
edit:
@bobbyokp
color:
@alexius_ide
sound design and mix:
@iroroghene