A transfixing experimental meditation on the various connotations of food, Swallow examines the ways that eating can be translated into joyous memories or disturbing evocations of obsession or disgust. Home movies of a child’s birthday party, recollections of favorite dishes, and recipes give way to more unsettling musings on the meaning of food. An expression of love or a dreaded coercion? A pleasant or unpleasant task? Tasty and bubbling or oozy and disgusting? What will you swallow?  LB