This full-length documentary takes us to an unspoiled corner of southern Belize, where cacao farmer and father Eladio Pop manually works his plantation in the tradition of his Mayan ancestors: as a steward of the land. The film captures a year in the life of the Pop family as they struggle to preserve their values in a world that is dramatically changing around them. A lament for cultures lost, The Chocolate Farmer challenges our deeply held assumptions of progress.
This full-length documentary takes us to an unspoiled corner of southern Belize, where cacao farmer and father Eladio Pop manually works his plantation in the tradition of his Mayan ancestors: as a steward of the land. The film captures a year in the life of the Pop family as they struggle to preserve their values in a world that is dramatically changing around them. A lament for cultures lost, The Chocolate Farmer challenges our deeply held assumptions of progress.
Étudiants en cinéma : examen de l'utilisation de voix individuelles, plutôt que celle d'un narrateur externe; comment le film peut-il sensibiliser aux enjeux économiques et politiques; les niveaux acceptables de partis pris dans un documentaire. Autres élèves (méthode des six chapeaux et schématisation conceptuelle) : histoire de l'activisme en Amérique centrale et rôle des autres pays; les conditions actuelles au Belize (écotourisme, coopératives ou économie).