Greenwich Entertainment shared the official trailer for Marcella, the documentary on the inspiring life story of culinary icon Marcella Hazan. A disabled woman trained as a scientist, Marcella never cooked until she immigrated to America. There she reinvented herself, becoming the godmother of Italian cooking.

Directed by Emmy and Peabody Award-winner Peter Miller, Marcella opens in theaters and on demand May 9, and on PBS American Masters on July 11, 2025.

Marcella Hazan changed how we cook and experience Italian food. Marcella is a new documentary that tells her dramatic, delicious story.

Marcella lived an improbably eventful life. An immigrant woman trained as a scientist, she never set foot in a kitchen until she married and moved to America in the 1950s. A childhood injury had left her with an injured right arm, a challenge for the physical work of food preparation. But before long she was not only preparing the Italian dishes she remembered from home, but writing the definitive cookbooks that introduced millions of Americans to the glories of authentic Italian cuisine.

Marcella’s life story is interwoven with visits to chefs preparing her most iconic recipes, and commentary by food stars Jacques Pépin, Danny Meyer, April Bloomfield, Shola Ulunloyo, Lidia Bastianich, Rancho Gordo’s Steve Sando, and a passionate chorus of friends and admirers. Her widower and writing partner, Victor Hazan (now 96 years old) and her son, the cooking teacher and cookbook writer Giuliano Hazan, join in recounting Marcella’s story.

Watch the official trailer for Marcella