Andrew Yevish, Mr. Hollywood, is known as a musician, writer, actor, filmmaker, and movie director. Based in Hollywood, CA, Yevish starred in the autobiographical comedy FITUMI: Fake It Til U Make It, parodying his transition to Hollywood and his dating experiences.
Yevish started as a visual artist, musician, and songwriter prior to moving to LA to work in film. Born in Manhattan and raised in Connecticut, he spent his early years working on the Jersey Shore. He credits his visual artist mother and his father, who was a writer, as his earliest influences.
Seeking a fresh start, he moved to Los Angeles in 2020 to reset his life. Instead of becoming an actor in his 50s, he started FITUMI as a DIY project, immersing himself as an actor, director, and post-production executive.
Next came Food for Thought: different characters explore points of view over a meal. All conversations have in common the eternal “old versus new” rhetoric. Traditionalists argue against new values, trying traditional recipes with cutting-edge appeal. The parallels between life and simple recipes turned into fine dining are on full display throughout the movie.
Four couples arrive at the Cali Chilli Restaurant, revealing truths about themselves while seeking nourishment through food and resolution to different dilemmas.
Food for Thought starts with Janet Lopez as Camila and Sierra Storms as Kenzie. Without spoiling the story, this dynamic duo starts the movie with a common conflict that might happen to a lot of couples. A must watch to find out!
A Persian married couple follows. Evan Camacho plays Ramin and Natalie Lymor is Parisa. The conversation runs through traditional, established family values and an updated, contemporary perspective on life.
Andrew Yevish stars as Drew in the next couple’s encounter. Kristine Kay Larsen is his better half, Kristi. They have an age gap. Together, they explore the challenges pre-conceptions and perceptions that go along with such a relationship.
Last, not a couple but two longtime friends: John Barsky (aka John Barleycorn) plays Chancy opposite Howie Walfish as Cyrus. Mr. Positive and Mr. Negative talk about their visions of good old values and what it is to live in a modern world.
David Moskowitz is Youseff, the restaurateur.
Dustin Brown and Mir Weiss Najibi executive produced Food for Thought.
Andrew B. Parke is the Director of Photography. Cinematographers are Hagen Sluyterman van Langeweyde and Joseph Setele. Richard Harvey was responsible for location sound.
Kristine Kay Larsen is a critically acclaimed up and coming actress, also making her debut as a co-producer and assistant director.
Editing, color grading, and post-production sound mixing were all done by Andrew Yevish, who wrote, produced, and directed Food for Thought.
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200 S Los Angeles St Suit B, Los Angeles, CA 90012
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