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The Chocolate Farmer

The Chocolate Farmer

2011 70min EN

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

director: Rohan Fernando

external: IMDb

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Credits

Annette Clarke

Annette Clarke

Producer

Rohan Fernando

Rohan Fernando

Cinematography

Rohan Fernando

Rohan Fernando

Director

Rohan Fernando

Rohan Fernando

Writer

Ravida Din

Ravida Din

Executive Producer

Vanessa Larsen

Vanessa Larsen

Production Coordinator

Stephanie Coolen

Stephanie Coolen

Production Coordinator

Doug Woods

Doug Woods

Online Editor

Paul Cowan

Paul Cowan

Cinematography

Hannele Halm

Hannele Halm

Editor

Aram Kouyoumdjian

Aram Kouyoumdjian

Sound Recordist

Patsy Coughran

Patsy Coughran

Production Supervisor

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