The Chocolate Farmer
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
Year: 2011
Genre: Documentary
Studio: ONF | NFB
Director: Rohan Fernando
Cast:
Crew: Annette Clarke (Producer), Rohan Fernando (Cinematography), Rohan Fernando (Director), Rohan Fernando (Writer), Ravida Din (Executive Producer), Vanessa Larsen (Production Coordinator)
Runtime: 70 minutes
Release: May 05, 2011
IMDb: 7.00/10 by 1 users
Popularity: 0
Country: Canada
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : chocolate, maya civilization, indigenous, agriculture, farming, belize, indigenous community, indigenous peoples, cacao
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