In her pre-teens, Eleni ran around with a tape recorder and questions. Sometimes she would ask too many questions, and was thus told: "You ask too many questions." This did not deter her (longer than a decade); in her 20s she compiled a list entitled "BIG talk" with a series of inquires to make when faced with the banality of little talk. This list has saved her from lonesome meteorological observations and conversational employment probes more often than should be allowable.
Ms. Vlachos finds that truth appears most in the spontaneous answers of unprepared subjects. It is to this end that she spent the last four years of her life asking random people and family members questions about a topic close to our mouths but far from our hearts: our food.
The unexpected and eclectic group of individuals interviewed bring humor and poignancy to Ms. Vlachos first documentary, Seeing Through the Fence: a careful balance of despair, celebration, and hope. It is this mix that inspires Ms. Vlachos to continue asking questions, with a belief that action might follow the answer.
In addition to documentary filmmaking, Ms. Vlachos is also known as "Eleni Binge," half of the rock duo Beloved Binge.
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