Spice Road
Premiered June 22, 2023
Sami Khan
Actor, writer Rupak Ginn takes a culinary journey across America to find South Asian cuisine, culture, and community.
EXPLORE THE FILM
Episodes
Spice Road | Episode 1
June 23, 2023
Actor Rupak Ginn travels to Bakersfield, California, to find out what truckers and tandooris have in common.
Spice Road | Episode 2
July 7, 2023
In Southern Virginia, Rupak Ginn visits an Indian restaurant and learns how his African American wife’s heritage intersects with his.
Spice Road | Episode 3
July 21, 2023
Rupak honors his mom’s heritage at a Maharashtrian restaurant, then has an actual mom-cooked meal at home in New York.
Spice Road | Episode 4
August 4, 2023
Rupak Ginn is home in LA for Desi street food delicacies and grocery store comforts shared with friend Kiran Deol.
About the Documentary
In Spice Road, a food and travel series spreading the joy of South Asian cuisine, culture, and community, actor Rupak Ginn road-trips across America’s small towns and big cities, where intrepid immigrants set up eateries as eclectic as South Asia itself. Sampling delicious delights from the Indian subcontinent, Rupak engages in heartfelt conversations with restaurant owners and celebrity friends.
The Filmmakers
Sami Khan is an Oscar-nominated filmmaker whose work has been supported by the Sundance and Tribeca Film Institutes, Rooftop Films, the Gotham, the Berlinale, and the NBCUniversal’s Directors Fellowship. His films have screened at leading festivals, including Tribeca, Toronto, Hot Docs, and Mumbai.
The son of immigrants from India, Rupak Ginn is a Los Angeles-based, New York-raised actor/writer who has appeared in seven seasons of USA's Royal Pains, Universal's The High Note, The Stone Witch off-Broadway, and more. He holds a degree in English literature from Harvard University and an MBA from Columbia University.
Vicky Lee is a New York City-based filmmaker. Her work reflects on the nuances of life and brings awareness to the overlooked, forgotten, raw forms of the everyday. Her films have screened at Tribeca Film Festival, DOC NYC, and Asian American International Film Festival.
Documentaries Available to Watch Now
