The Chocolate Farmer

The Chocolate Farmer (2011)

All the knowledge that they teach us, we cannot eat it.

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2011-05-05
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 10min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: ONF | NFB
  • Production Country: Canada
  • Director: Rohan Fernando
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Summary

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 Pop’s children away from him. Will one child return to carry on a waning way of life

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Directing Rohan Fernando Director
Writing Rohan Fernando Writer
Crew Rohan Fernando Cinematography
Production Annette Clarke Producer
Crew Paul Cowan Cinematography
Editing Hannele Halm Editor
Sound Aram Kouyoumdjian Sound Recordist
Sound Alex Salter Sound Designer
Sound Asif Illyas Original Music Composer
Production Patsy Coughran Production Supervisor
Production Candice Desormeaux Production Supervisor
Production Carolle Crooks Location Manager
Production Roberto Pop Production Coordinator
Production Kent Martin Executive Producer
Production Ravida Din Executive Producer
Production John William Lutz Administration
Production Stephanie Coolen Production Coordinator
Production Vanessa Larsen Production Coordinator
Sound Jean-Paul Vialard Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Editing Doug Woods Online Editor
Art Philippe Raymond Title Designer
Production Steve Hallé Post Production Coordinator
Crew Lisa Clarke Transcriptions
Camera Brent Toombs Additional Camera