Watch Now – “Black Gold” (Do You Know Where Your Coffee Comes From?)
Not oil, but coffee!
I received another email from California Newsreel, alerting us that the full-length documentary, Black Gold, is available for free online viewing through the end of this month, so you’re encouraged to head over there and watch it!
In short, the 2006, 77-minute Black Gold traces the complex, conflicted trail from the two billion cups of coffee consumed each day around the world, back to the tens-of-thousands of Ethiopian coffee farmers who produce the beans, and the efforts of 1 man, Tadesse Meskela, campaigning to get a living wage for the many farmers he represents.
“Black Gold provides the most in-depth study of any commodity on film today and offers a compelling introduction to the ‘fair trade’ movement galvanizing consumers around the globe.”
The 2002 film was produced and directed by Marc Francis and Nick Francis.
Click HERE (or the image above) to go to the California Newsreel page where you can watch the film in its entirety! But hurry, because, as I said, it’s available only through the end of December.
Also, while you’re there, you are encouraged to browse through the Newsreel’s library of films, and if you see any others that you’d like to view, let me know, because they’d like to accommodate.
via shadowandact.com