a documentary by marty jackson
In Search
of the
Perfect Bagel
A California baker's meteoric rise mirrors a global bagel renaissance, celebrating the resilience of Jewish culture and identity amid rising antisemitism around the world. As Wall Street money threatens to industrialize the craft all over again, one baker becomes the conscience of the movement.
“the perfect one?”
- Krakow✺
- New York✺
- Montreal✺
- Berkeley✺
- Mexico City✺
- Lima✺
- Plymouth✺
- Dallas✺
- Denver✺
- Shenzhen✺
- Madrid✺
- Sydney✺
- Krakow✺
- New York✺
- Montreal✺
- Berkeley✺
- Mexico City✺
- Lima✺
- Plymouth✺
- Dallas✺
- Denver✺
- Shenzhen✺
- Madrid✺
- Sydney✺
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Step inside the film
The Film
Four narrative threads weaving a 400-year story of survival, craft, and the fight to keep the bagel from being industrialized all over again.
Emily Winston
The engineer-turned-baker behind Boichik Bagels, declared America's best by The New York Times.
The Filmmaker
Marty Jackson, the Berkeley director who followed an overheard conversation across five continents.
The Story
From medieval Kraków to a $5.58 billion global market, and a worldwide craft renaissance now racing against the money trying to scale it.
Selected Stills
A look inside the frame — bakeries, ovens, and faces from the road.
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