Black Gold
"After oil, coffee is the most actively traded commodity in the world with $80 billion in retail sales. But for every $3 cup of coffee, a coffee farmer receives only 3 cents. Most of the money goes to the middlemen, especially the four giant conglomerates which control the coffee market. Tracin...
| Corporate Author: | California Newsreel (Firm), Fulcrum Productions. |
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| Other Authors: | Francis, Marc., Francis, Nick., Hird, Christopher., Williams, Hugh., Kapsalis, Andreas. |
| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[San Francisco?] :
California Newsreel,
2006.
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
"After oil, coffee is the most actively traded commodity in the world with $80 billion in retail sales. But for every $3 cup of coffee, a coffee farmer receives only 3 cents. Most of the money goes to the middlemen, especially the four giant conglomerates which control the coffee market. Tracing the path of the coffee consumed each day to the farmers who produce the beans, Black Gold asks us to 'wake up and smell the coffee', to face the unjust conditions under which our favorite drink is produced and to decide what we can do about it"--Container. |
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| Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (ca. 78 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: |
DVD. |
| Awards: |
Official Selection, 2006 Sundance Film Festival Official Selection, Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, New York |
| Production Credits: |
Edited by Hugh Williams ; musical score by Andreas Kapsalis. |