Film Schedule

• February 21, 2009

  Encounters at the End of the World

• February 22, 2009

  Pom Poko

• February 23, 2009

  Sunshine State

• February 24, 2009

  Black Gold

• February 25, 2009

  Brief Encounters with Nature

• February 26, 2009

  Dirt! The Movie

• February 27, 2009

  Tulpan

• February 28, 2009

  The Garden

Wake Up and Smell the Coffee! Black Gold

When: February 24, 2009, 7 pm

Credits

Director: Marc Francis and Nick Francis
Length: 78 mins

Introduced by: Alison Ormsby, Ph.D.

Official Website

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 industry, Black Gold traces one man's fight for a fair price. Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Alison Ormsby, will introduce the film and the issues of drinking coffee.

Coffee provided by Kahwa Coffee Roasting

News & Views

• March 4, 2009

  The 2009 award recipients have been announced! Learn more.

• February 11, 2009

  The Program for the 11th Annual Environmental Film Festival is now online! Learn more.

• March 10, 2008

  Read about the "Single-Shot Cinema" Workshop that was presented by documentary filmmaker Leonard Retel-Helmrich.

• March 7, 2008

  The 2008 Awards have been announced, click here to see the winners.

• February 15, 2008

  Documentary filmmaker Leonard Retel Helmrich will be presenting his "Single Shot Cinema" workshop on March 1, 2008. This one-day workshop will combine a theoretical overview of his acclaimed method with a rare opportunity for hands-on exploration of the technique. Learn more and register.