The Chocolate Farmer
All the knowledge that they teach us, we cannot eat it.
2011 | 70m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Rohan Fernando |
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| Writer: | Rohan Fernando |
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| For ancient Mayans, cocoa was as good as gold. For subsistence farmer Eladio Pop, his cocoa crops are the only riches he has to support his wife and 15 children. As he wields his machete with ease, slicing a path to his cocoa trees, the small jungle plot he cultivates in southern Belize remains pristine and wild. His dreams for his children to inherit the land and the traditions of their Mayan ancestors present a familiar challenge. The kids feel their father's philosophies don't fit into a global economy, so they're charting their own course. Rohan Fernando's direction tenderly displays a generational shift, causalities of progress in modern times and a man valiantly protecting an endangered culture. Breathtaking vistas of lush rainforests contrast with the urban dystopia that pulled Pops children away from him. Will one child return to carry on a waning way of life | |
| Release Date: | May 05, 2011 |
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| Director: | Rohan Fernando |
| Writer: | Rohan Fernando |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | chocolate, indigenous, maya civilization, agriculture, farming, belize, indigenous community, indigenous peoples, cacao |
| Production Companies | ONF | NFB |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 24, 2024 Entered: Jul 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Name | Job |
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| Rohan Fernando | Cinematography, Writer, Director |
| Hannele Halm | Editor |
| Alex Salter | Sound Designer |
| Paul Cowan | Cinematography |
| Aram Kouyoumdjian | Sound Recordist |
| Asif Illyas | Original Music Composer |
| Candice Desormeaux | Production Supervisor |
| Roberto Pop | Production Coordinator |
| Stephanie Coolen | Production Coordinator |
| Jean-Paul Vialard | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Philippe Raymond | Title Designer |
| Lisa Clarke | Transcriptions |
| Patsy Coughran | Production Supervisor |
| Carolle Crooks | Location Manager |
| John William Lutz | Administration |
| Vanessa Larsen | Production Coordinator |
| Doug Woods | Online Editor |
| Steve Hallé | Post Production Coordinator |
| Brent Toombs | Additional Camera |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Kent Martin | Executive Producer |
| Ravida Din | Executive Producer |
| Annette Clarke | Producer |
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