The Chocolate Farmer (2011)
The Chocolate Farmer (2011)
All the knowledge that they teach us, we cannot eat it.
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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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


Tagline: All the knowledge that they teach us, we cannot eat it.
Certification: Unknown

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Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 05 May 2011

Country: CA

Runtime: 70m

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Company: ONF | NFB

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Production Crew

Annette Clarke

Annette Clarke

Producer

Patsy Coughran

Patsy Coughran

Production Supervisor

Candice Desormeaux

Candice Desormeaux

Production Supervisor

Carolle Crooks

Carolle Crooks

Location Manager

Roberto Pop

Roberto Pop

Production Coordinator

Kent Martin

Kent Martin

Executive Producer

Ravida Din

Ravida Din

Executive Producer

John William Lutz

John William Lutz

Administration

Stephanie Coolen

Stephanie Coolen

Production Coordinator

Vanessa Larsen

Vanessa Larsen

Production Coordinator

Steve Hallé

Steve Hallé

Post Production Coordinator

Edited By

Hannele Halm

Hannele Halm

Editor

Doug Woods

Doug Woods

Online Editor

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Aram Kouyoumdjian

Aram Kouyoumdjian

Sound Recordist

Alex Salter

Alex Salter

Sound Designer

Asif Illyas

Asif Illyas

Original Music Composer

Jean-Paul Vialard

Jean-Paul Vialard

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Brent Toombs

Brent Toombs

Additional Camera

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Philippe Raymond

Philippe Raymond

Title Designer

Other Crew

Rohan Fernando

Rohan Fernando

Cinematography

Paul Cowan

Paul Cowan

Cinematography

Lisa Clarke

Lisa Clarke

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