Feature Documentary (2023) World Premiered at CPH:DOX Main Competition Section 93 minutes

With Support from: Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program (DFP), Hot Docs Blue Ice Fund, Ford Foundation, IDFA Bertha Fund, Chicken & Egg Pictures, New York State Council on the Arts

Eat Bitter is set in the backdrop of civil war in the Central African Republic, a Chinese construction manager and local African laborer work on opposite ends of the spectrum to construct a sparkling new bank. As deadlines loom, unexpected twists threaten their jobs, relationships, and plans for a better life.