Hello Betty - Film + Meeting with Rotem Liberzon

Film synopsis

“Hello Betty” is a witty, heartwarming and appetizing comedy-drama based on a true story. A young advertising executive creates a fictional character intended to teach cooking, but she herself does not know how to cook. With the help of an Italian immigrant, she learns how to cook and changes the way hundreds of thousands of women in Switzerland cook. (The film is in German with Hebrew subtitles.)

Lecture: “Not Just Fuel for the Engine”

What does our attitude toward food say about our entire way of life? How can food make us happy, annoyed and even fall in love? And how is AI connected to all this? Rotem Liberzon takes us on a journey from the head to the stomach—and back again.

About the lecturer

Rotem Liberzon has been involved with food all her life. She tells stories through food, connecting traditional cuisines with contemporary creativity, and has a great love for ingredients and precision. She believes that food is memory, home and a way to bring people closer together, and she is always searching for the next dish that will excite, innovate and make someone fall in love at first bite.

Film duration: 112 minutes

Lecture duration: 40 minutes