Unbounded brings us to Detroit, Michigan, and to Hamissi Mamba and Nadia Nijimbere. At its center is possibility: survival, belonging, reinvention.
Mamba and Nadia arrived in Detroit as refugees from Burundi after years of separation and uncertainty. From recipes remembered from home, they built Baobab Fare. Then Baobab Fare became something larger; a restaurant, a gathering place, and a way to return the welcome Detroit had given them.
Their story is not simply about what they survived. It is about what they refused to let survival define.
Unbounded is about what happens when the circumstances that brought you somewhere no longer determine how far you can go.
About This Series:
Immigrants lead many of America’s most celebrated kitchens, yet their stories are rarely told on screen with the depth they deserve. Humble Kitchen is a four-part documentary series about the immigrant kitchens that built the American table. Across four cities, it follows chefs whose restaurants rank among the most acclaimed in the country, and traces the histories, sacrifices, and inheritances that made them. Beginning with the food and following it back to its source, the series argues that the clearest evidence of what immigrants bring to this country is found on a plate.
Directed By: Angel Medina
Director of Photography: Juan Jose Sanchez
Executive Producers: Angel Medina & Caroline Harper
Editor: Mauricio Lopez
Story Producers: Katrina Yentch & Emmanuel Medina
Created by TODOS Media
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