

On The Backburner
When two immigrant kitchen porters, a young aspiring chef and his older cynical colleague are thrown together... they find in each other a strength that changes their lives forever.
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Yusuf, a kitchen porter, bonds with Abiola, an older cynical colleague. Together they inspire a winning dish, but their undocumented status costs them their jobs - yet they face the future together.
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- Released
- Budget
- $5.5K
- Box office
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- Language
- English
- family
- chef
- immigrant life
- kitchen
- kitchen porter
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- Premiere12AUK Premiere, Glasgow International Short Film Festival21 Mar 2026
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On The Backburner was released on 21 March 2026.
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