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Trumpet Gumbo

Brad Courtemanche
United States, 2025, 14 min.


Includes adult language.

Brandon Scales in Trumpet Gumbo Hot off of a win of the country's largest television cooking show, Chef Buddy Bontemps finds himself under the tutelage of one of the greatest chefs in modern time. Having never been in a perfectionist's kitchen, he gets devoured.

Director's Statement

This film is a love letter to my favorite city, the music that fills my soul, my former career, and my sons. I aim to combine everything I am passionate about in one harmonious gumbo and make a product that my sons can look at when I’m old and gray, and be proud of their dad.

Category: Short, Drama.
Themes: Food.

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