A pair of absurdist tales use the ritual of the shared meal as a springboard to explore social roles, human connection, and communion with a sardonic twist. Winner of the Short Film Palme d’Or at Cannes, Tang Yi’s riotously inventive, deadpan-surreal ALL THE CROWS IN THE WORLD begins with a simple street-side meal that soon spins off into a freewheeling, neon-drenched nocturnal odyssey complete with Dada dance numbers and a queer love story. It’s the perfect appetizer to the ultimate foodie film, Juzo Itami’s rapturous “ramen western” TAMPOPO, a wild, sensual, and singular delight about a noodle shop owner’s quest to create the perfect bowl of comfort food.