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BLACK GOLD
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
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ABOUT
As westerners revel in designer lattes and cappuccinos, impoverished Ethiopian coffee growers suffer the bitter taste of injustice.In this eye-opening expose of the multi-billion dollar coffee industry, Black Gold traces one man's fight for a fair price.
‘Black Gold’ premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and went on to be screened in over 60 international film festivals and was released in over 40 countries around the world. It was the first film to send shockwaves through the global coffee industry, stirring consumers into unprecedented action, and changing the way millions of people and companies think about coffee.
RELEASE YEAR
2006
CREDITS
Director: Marc J. Francis & Nick Francis
Producer: Marc J. Francis & Nick Francis
Exec Producer: Christopher Hird
Cinematography: Marc J. Francis & Nick Francis
Editor: Hugh Williams 
Music: Andreas Kapsalis
Featuring: Tedesse Meskela
PARTNERS
Fulcrum Productions, DocFactory, The Sundance Institute,
BFI, Screen South, Britdoc
DISTRIBUTION
Dogwoof Pictures, Channel 4, PBS, NHK
PRESS
“Excellent – angry, good-humoured and essential.”
THE OBSERVER
“Riveting and jaw dropping.”
LA TIMES
“Remarkable”
DAILY TELEGRAPH
“Visually Stunning”
VARIETY
FESTIVALS
Sundance Film Festival Official Selection
Seattle International Film Festival
Hotdocs Documentary Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival
AWARDS
British Independent Film Awards 2007