Driftless Film Festival

The Big Cheese

Filmmaker: Sara Joe Wolansky

2025 | United States | 97 min. | All Ages

A cheesemonger is like a sommelier for cheese. In America, it’s often an unappreciated job, but Adam “Mr. Moo” Moskowitz hopes to change that. He coaches a U.S. team to compete at the Mondial du Fromage – the “Olympics of Cheese” – where they’ve never won. The film follows these underdogs through cultural clashes, personal struggles, and melting cheese as they train for the ultimate competition.

Awards
  • Cleveland International Film Festival (2026)
    Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature
  • Beloit International Film Festival (2026)
    Best Feature Documentary
  • Phoenix Film Festival (2026)
    Best Director (Sara Joe Wolansky)
  • Seattle International Film Festival (2026)
    Lena Sharpe Award
  • DOC NYC (2025)
    Audience Award Runner-Up (World Premiere)
Crew
Director
Sara Joe Wolansky
Executive Producers
James O'Shaughnessy
Joe Beshenkovsky
Stacey Reiss
Adam Moskowitz
Editor
Nick Weiss-Richmond
Cast
Adam Moskowitz
Courtney Johnson