City Hall Arts Center
TUESDAY 20 SOLD OUT!
Globally, about 2 billion cups of coffee are consumed a day, 400 million of those in the United States. That grande latte might not taste quite the same after Nick and Mark Francis’ eye-opening documentary about the business of coffee — from the meticulously hand-picked Ethiopian bean to the $3 cup. The film connects the dots of our global economy, putting a human face on a systemic problem largely hidden from the caffeinated consumer. Stephen Holden, The New York Times: “ The heroic little guy who is the focus of the film is Tadesse Meskela, who represents the Oromia Coffee Farmers’ Union, which encompasses 74 cooperatives in southern Ethiopia… Mr. Meskela devotes himself tirelessly to traveling the world looking for buyers who will pay a fair price for the beans harvested by the country’s 70,000 coffee farmers.” Post-film event: Mark Pendergrast, author of Uncommon Grounds, will discuss the film after the Tuesday 8:30 pm show. Mané Alves, founder of Vermont Artisan Coffee and Tea Company in Waterbury, and Bob Watson, proprietor of Capitol Grounds, will talk about the film after the Saturday show. Sponsored by Hunger Mountain Coop. Community Partners: Institute for Social Ecology, Peace and Justice Center. No rating, 77 minutes. Film Website
- Tuesday, March 20 8:30 pm
- Saturday, March 24 10:00 am
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