RAOUL’S, A NEW YORK STORY
WED, 12/10, 8:00pm, 98 min
BAY STREET THEATER
Directors Greg Olliver and Karim Raoul in attendance for Q&A
Sponsored by Barry Minsky Creative TV & Douglas Denoff
Directors: Greg Olliver, Karim Raoul
Producers: Greg Olliver, Karim Raoul
Editor: Nate Pommer
Cinematographer: Matt Irwin
Raoul's, A New York Story is a unique portrait of New York City's most iconic French bistro: Raoul's Restaurant located at 180 Prince Street in Soho where it's been a mainstay for the last 50 years. Told through the eyes of filmmaker Karim Raoul, the son of the restaurant's founder, the film tells the story of a filmmaker who became an accidental restaurateur. It's also a story of the history of Soho, the history of French food in New York and how one little "accidental" restaurant impacted the entire food world thanks to two Alsatian brothers who never set out to do anything important. They were just trying to have a little fun.
Writer, producer, director Greg Olliver was born on the high plains of Texas and raised on the mean streets of New York City. From Lemmy, the 2010 acclaimed rock doc about Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister, to the 2020 release of Chasing Whiskey, Greg has spent a decade crafting honest, compelling stories about iconic musicians, war heroes, major brands and everything in between. Director, producer Karim Raoul is a passionate filmmaker, who has worked on films since 2007, and in his “spare time” is a reluctant, but successful restaurateur.