The Chocolate Farmer

Synopsis

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

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Rohan Fernando
Writing	Writer	Rohan Fernando
Crew	Cinematography	Rohan Fernando Paul Cowan
	Transcriptions	Lisa Clarke
Production	Producer	Annette Clarke
	Production Supervisor	Patsy Coughran Candice Desormeaux
	Location Manager	Carolle Crooks
	Production Coordinator	Roberto Pop Stephanie Coolen Vanessa Larsen
	Executive Producer	Kent Martin Ravida Din
	Administration	John William Lutz
	Post Production Coordinator	Steve Hallé
Editing	Editor	Hannele Halm
	Online Editor	Doug Woods
Sound	Sound Recordist	Aram Kouyoumdjian
	Sound Designer	Alex Salter
	Original Music Composer	Asif Illyas
	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Jean-Paul Vialard
Art	Title Designer	Philippe Raymond
Camera	Additional Camera	Brent Toombs
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