The Chocolate Farmer

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

70 mins
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

Rohan Fernando

Cinematography

Paul Cowan

Cinematography

Aram Kouyoumdjian

Sound Recordist

Patsy Coughran

Production Supervisor

John William Lutz

Administration

Stephanie Coolen

Production Coordinator

Philippe Raymond

Title Designer

Jean-Paul Vialard

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ravida Din

Executive Producer

Lisa Clarke

Transcriptions

Steve Hallé

Post Production Coordinator

Brent Toombs

Additional Camera

Doug Woods

Online Editor

Carolle Crooks

Location Manager

Asif Illyas

Original Music Composer

Alex Salter

Sound Designer

Candice Desormeaux

Production Supervisor

Vanessa Larsen

Production Coordinator

Kent Martin

Executive Producer

Roberto Pop

Production Coordinator

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